Tuesday, December 31, 2002
The Final Hour of Our Year
Moulin Rouge repeated twice... the closing credits music is the soundtrack of this evening. A quiet celebration over here in my house. A Music festival with the end of Magic 89.9's "Year-End Countdown". #1 Song this year is "Dilemma" by Nelly and Kelly Rowland.
Sad. It's sad our year has come to an end. The year I graduated in, the year I started college.
How many times did I type "2002" in my computer? More times than any other year. More times than writing my own "1985" down. Atheneum Batch of 2002... Class 2002... Miss Atheneum 2002... June 2002... December 31 2002. Image archives are labeled with "2002s".
The skies outside. Dark, cloudy, a bit of rain as the last beam of sunlight this year vanished. Popcorn sounds in all directions. Still, I am sad. I got too attached to the year 2002... in just a few minutes it'll all be over. A new year for somebody else.... but something I've learned just now. A year does not belong to anyone, it belongs to the person thinking about it. I'm not sure if that makes sense though.
"One great year. Tremendous changes. Unforgettable moments. Moving onwards from the trapped atmosphere of High School and moving ahead into a greater culture. The culture of College." - George, on 2002
See YOU on the other side (next year and next template) I've got txt msgs to send and lusis to light up.
Farewell 2002..... Happy 2003!
Moulin Rouge repeated twice... the closing credits music is the soundtrack of this evening. A quiet celebration over here in my house. A Music festival with the end of Magic 89.9's "Year-End Countdown". #1 Song this year is "Dilemma" by Nelly and Kelly Rowland.
Sad. It's sad our year has come to an end. The year I graduated in, the year I started college.
How many times did I type "2002" in my computer? More times than any other year. More times than writing my own "1985" down. Atheneum Batch of 2002... Class 2002... Miss Atheneum 2002... June 2002... December 31 2002. Image archives are labeled with "2002s".
The skies outside. Dark, cloudy, a bit of rain as the last beam of sunlight this year vanished. Popcorn sounds in all directions. Still, I am sad. I got too attached to the year 2002... in just a few minutes it'll all be over. A new year for somebody else.... but something I've learned just now. A year does not belong to anyone, it belongs to the person thinking about it. I'm not sure if that makes sense though.
"One great year. Tremendous changes. Unforgettable moments. Moving onwards from the trapped atmosphere of High School and moving ahead into a greater culture. The culture of College." - George, on 2002
See YOU on the other side (next year and next template) I've got txt msgs to send and lusis to light up.
Farewell 2002..... Happy 2003!
2002: A YEAR IN REVIEW
The Damage Report - Year-end Special
The Damage Report - Year-end Special
Monday, December 30, 2002
Negatives, Pictures, Catalogs, and Layouts
Other than sleepiness and dull afternoons, I'm actually completing the new layout of "ThirdCharM" and I'm searching for negatives that I need to organize and catalog (yep, I'm starting a catalog). The "2002: Year in Review" is still in construction as well. But since we ran out of internet time, I might post it together with the new layout in the new year.
Other than sleepiness and dull afternoons, I'm actually completing the new layout of "ThirdCharM" and I'm searching for negatives that I need to organize and catalog (yep, I'm starting a catalog). The "2002: Year in Review" is still in construction as well. But since we ran out of internet time, I might post it together with the new layout in the new year.
SONG: Sleep-all-Sleep-all-Day!
That song just fits perfectly into the mood of the past two days. I wake up in the afternoon and sleep in the early morning. A bad bad routine! It's giving me a headache. Strange dreams too I might add. So strange, that's how I still remember them.
*Flash*
I'm inside a condominium building that is supposedly a dormitory structure. It's night time. I find out I'm entering the 3rd Floor and one of the eight apartments on that circular level. Two elevators, but since it's "past curfew" if you touch the button it would sound an alarm and this mean old lady from the Ground Level will come up to "haunt you or scold you".
I enter the apartment and it is dark but there are Liquaware Chinese Wood cabinets all around (the black furnatures). Next thing I know a companion from an organization I quit from (VPAPU) appears from the corner and it's his apartment. This huge apartment place just for one person?
It's Jerwyn from COM1-1 and he tells me that the apartment is his dorm room. In my dream, I'm standing there amazed by how his "dorm room" is closer to the Ground Level "thus getting to class is faster". That's where I also suddenly say something about "how my dorm room is on the 9th floor, so far from the ground floor."
Very strange. Than he says something that "there are two kinds of apartments in the Condominium Towers. The Liquaware Black furnature and the Redwood furnature."
I leave the room and he shuts the door and in my dream I feel greatly fearful of the elevators. From the 3rd floor I enter the "humid" stairwell and head up to the 9th floor.
It gets blurry from there, but then I remember that I arrive on the 9th floor. It's no longer the middle of the night, but it's early morning and the sky is navy blue. I head over to my "dorm room", 906, and than I enter.
The place is a wreck. It's windy, and white sheets or curtains with slices on them are blowing hard across the big room.
*Flash*
That's what I recall of my dream last night. I can't remember the ones before it, but I know that I've had two or three others like it and each one featured some "guest" character from my real life.
In reality, that condominium tower is a location I've lived in when I was in Okinawa Japan while my dad was still serving in the US Navy. There were 9 levels in the tower, and our apartment number was 906. About 80% of how I saw the tower in my dream was true. But things like the 9th floor being windy, open-air, and the alarms setting off at some certain "curfew"... were not true in realty.
That song just fits perfectly into the mood of the past two days. I wake up in the afternoon and sleep in the early morning. A bad bad routine! It's giving me a headache. Strange dreams too I might add. So strange, that's how I still remember them.
*Flash*
I'm inside a condominium building that is supposedly a dormitory structure. It's night time. I find out I'm entering the 3rd Floor and one of the eight apartments on that circular level. Two elevators, but since it's "past curfew" if you touch the button it would sound an alarm and this mean old lady from the Ground Level will come up to "haunt you or scold you".
I enter the apartment and it is dark but there are Liquaware Chinese Wood cabinets all around (the black furnatures). Next thing I know a companion from an organization I quit from (VPAPU) appears from the corner and it's his apartment. This huge apartment place just for one person?
It's Jerwyn from COM1-1 and he tells me that the apartment is his dorm room. In my dream, I'm standing there amazed by how his "dorm room" is closer to the Ground Level "thus getting to class is faster". That's where I also suddenly say something about "how my dorm room is on the 9th floor, so far from the ground floor."
Very strange. Than he says something that "there are two kinds of apartments in the Condominium Towers. The Liquaware Black furnature and the Redwood furnature."
I leave the room and he shuts the door and in my dream I feel greatly fearful of the elevators. From the 3rd floor I enter the "humid" stairwell and head up to the 9th floor.
It gets blurry from there, but then I remember that I arrive on the 9th floor. It's no longer the middle of the night, but it's early morning and the sky is navy blue. I head over to my "dorm room", 906, and than I enter.
The place is a wreck. It's windy, and white sheets or curtains with slices on them are blowing hard across the big room.
*Flash*
That's what I recall of my dream last night. I can't remember the ones before it, but I know that I've had two or three others like it and each one featured some "guest" character from my real life.
In reality, that condominium tower is a location I've lived in when I was in Okinawa Japan while my dad was still serving in the US Navy. There were 9 levels in the tower, and our apartment number was 906. About 80% of how I saw the tower in my dream was true. But things like the 9th floor being windy, open-air, and the alarms setting off at some certain "curfew"... were not true in realty.
Saturday, December 28, 2002
THE ELECTRIC HOLIDAY
The Damage Report - Holiday Special - Week 1 of 2
NOTE: this is a special post to conclude the events of the past week. this is the first of a two-week Christmas Break featuring "the damage report".
This past week I've been spending some time watching some movies. Aside from the problems with the 110v and electricity, we still managed to watch a set of good movies this past year and some from last year.
Last Monday we went to SM Bacoor to buy a new printer and to get my cellphone repaired. Only to discover that we need to go home and check if our computer is capable of handling a brand new printer. On the cellphone, the technician won't be around till Thursday.
Basically I just bought three VCD movies which sum'd up that trip to SM. [Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring], [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone], and [Minority Report].
Adding to [xXx] which we watched on Sunday night, we watched [Windtalkers] on Monday night.
"WINDTALKERS"
Perhaps many say that John Woo wasted his time with creating this movie, I honestly say that I enjoyed it. I mean, it isn't a stand-out war movie, but it's message was clear and simple. A normal and complete action package. A friendship between two different people. An inner problem about following orders or saving the life of your own friend. After watching [Windtalkers], I've yet to catch other war movies that I haven't seen yet. I haven't seen [Saving Private Ryan], [The Thin Red Line], and [We Were Soldiers] yet. Of course, nothing could beat [Band of Brothers], which is still my favorite war-related film/mini-series out there.
***
Christmas Eve came and my broken NOKIA 3350 didn't help one bit with receiving txt msgs. It was my first Christmas with a cellphone and my own cellphone wasn't in working order. I received txt msgs from numbers that wearn't recorded in my SIM because some were saved on the unit itself. My SIM was located inside my brother's cellphone.
We watched [Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring] and [Minority Report] on Christmas Eve.
"LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING"
With the much anticipated "The Two Towers" this upcoming January 4th, I had to catch the first of the trilogy. I remained firm with how I felt with this movie. How it is an un-ending story in the first movie. Unlike the [Star Wars] set of movies, [Lord of the Rings] has "no gravity" within one movie. You feel they will reach Mordor within the movie, than you find out after battles and exotic places visited that the movie ends with them "just walking for Mordor". In [Star Wars], there's a story in each movie.
Well, that's just [Lord of the Rings]. I still enjoyed watching the movie again and having it in my new VCD collection which I've decided to start up this Christmas Break.
***
Lots of Gamecube and SMASH rounds later, we watched [Minority Report] before heading off to Midnight Mass at the bayan of Tanza.
"MINORITY REPORT"
A flashback of watching this movie with Apple, William, and my roommate Lance at Robinsons Imus last June 27, 2002. This was the first movie I watched in a theater in my College Life. One of my favorite movies of recent day, I liked how [Minority Report] really captures a unique storyline and a believable concept of the year 2054.
***
At Christmas Mass I saw Angelo Aratan (Photojournalist at DLSU-D's Heraldo Filipino) and High School batchmates Juno and Rissa.
The following day I woke up late for Christmas. I barely saw the visitors and guests who came over to our house. We kept my room air conditioned as we watched [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]
"HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE"
Like I stated in an entry this past week, my first observation was that our heroes were small! Of course, but it's just so fast how they changed already. How older and more mature they appear in [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]. I also enjoyed watching the first movie especially the never-before-seen scenes.
***
Christmas Day was then spent on eating food and somehow not finishing it. It was also spent playing SMASH over and over again and uncovering secret characters, hidden stages, and other bonuses.
Thursday began and we were headed to the mall again. To fix my cellphone, bring the computer there and get a new USB port installed, and buy a new printer.
At the mall we went to develop two rolls of film but Island Photo ran out of photo paper. The mall was crowded... all the people who received money the past day headed for the malls. We picked up my KODAK camera which got repaired, we submitted my NOKIA 3350 and hopefully they can revive it in three days, and we carried this huge box across this crowded mall which carried our computer.
That's when we found out that we didn't need to bring our computer to the mall because the thing we were to install on it wouldn't fit on the motherboard because our computer already has a USB port to carry the Printer.
What a waste of energy.
That's where I bought "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" and my brother bought "Men II Black" at Astrovision.
Friday started off with a phone call from Joy and than an extention towards Enrico, a friend back in High School. 110v blackouts were throughout the dull afternoon.
We watched "Men II Black" on my computer.
"MEN II BLACK"
Since it was played on my computer, the sound was quite low. But from the murmurs and the eye candy, this movie did provide a hilarious return of the two agents. And that seems to be all I could say about that. A good movie, but I'll have to watch it again.
***
Due to the 110v blackouts, I couldn't play SMASH as much. And I was starting to frustrate about how the television in my room was facing a potential breakdown if the off-and-on 110v kept repeating for a few more days.
In the evening I watched Part 2 of the SURVIVOR V Finale. It was a very tight argument during the Question and Answer Portion between the Jury and the two remaining survivors who are Clay and Brian.
After watching, we played SMASH in Paul's room when the 110v started to stay on and it didn't switch off. After playing there, we went to my room to watch [The Mummy].
"THE MUMMY"
As I'm typing this "The Damage Report", the movie is on right now. I'm glad I've added "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" to my new collection of VCD movies. It's two great examples of action-adventure movies.
***
I end this week like crossing through a minefield (as mentioned in "Latest Remarks"). A cellphone that is broken, a 110v line that is flucuating, the new water tank they installed on early Friday morning to replace a dirty old one, my PC at the mall and buying a new printer... my KODAK camera being repaired to the films that are left waiting to be developed. Keys that were lost but now found. It's been one confusing week.
A Christmas Eve and a Christmas that was there trying to shine in one week of watching movies.
I look for more things to do. Next week is the last week before studies resume at La Salle. The BioSci Group Project and my contribution to it. The upcoming layout of ThirdCharm and Broadjourn Bloggers. The installment of the Broadjourn Yahoo! Group. The splash page updating of the Atheneum Batch of 2002 Website and the upgrade to the A2k2_Clubhouse.
Hopefully I can break free from SMASH and do a little bit more to usher in the new year.
The Damage Report - Holiday Special - Week 1 of 2
NOTE: this is a special post to conclude the events of the past week. this is the first of a two-week Christmas Break featuring "the damage report".
This past week I've been spending some time watching some movies. Aside from the problems with the 110v and electricity, we still managed to watch a set of good movies this past year and some from last year.
Last Monday we went to SM Bacoor to buy a new printer and to get my cellphone repaired. Only to discover that we need to go home and check if our computer is capable of handling a brand new printer. On the cellphone, the technician won't be around till Thursday.
Basically I just bought three VCD movies which sum'd up that trip to SM. [Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring], [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone], and [Minority Report].
Adding to [xXx] which we watched on Sunday night, we watched [Windtalkers] on Monday night.
"WINDTALKERS"
Perhaps many say that John Woo wasted his time with creating this movie, I honestly say that I enjoyed it. I mean, it isn't a stand-out war movie, but it's message was clear and simple. A normal and complete action package. A friendship between two different people. An inner problem about following orders or saving the life of your own friend. After watching [Windtalkers], I've yet to catch other war movies that I haven't seen yet. I haven't seen [Saving Private Ryan], [The Thin Red Line], and [We Were Soldiers] yet. Of course, nothing could beat [Band of Brothers], which is still my favorite war-related film/mini-series out there.
***
Christmas Eve came and my broken NOKIA 3350 didn't help one bit with receiving txt msgs. It was my first Christmas with a cellphone and my own cellphone wasn't in working order. I received txt msgs from numbers that wearn't recorded in my SIM because some were saved on the unit itself. My SIM was located inside my brother's cellphone.
We watched [Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring] and [Minority Report] on Christmas Eve.
"LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING"
With the much anticipated "The Two Towers" this upcoming January 4th, I had to catch the first of the trilogy. I remained firm with how I felt with this movie. How it is an un-ending story in the first movie. Unlike the [Star Wars] set of movies, [Lord of the Rings] has "no gravity" within one movie. You feel they will reach Mordor within the movie, than you find out after battles and exotic places visited that the movie ends with them "just walking for Mordor". In [Star Wars], there's a story in each movie.
Well, that's just [Lord of the Rings]. I still enjoyed watching the movie again and having it in my new VCD collection which I've decided to start up this Christmas Break.
***
Lots of Gamecube and SMASH rounds later, we watched [Minority Report] before heading off to Midnight Mass at the bayan of Tanza.
"MINORITY REPORT"
A flashback of watching this movie with Apple, William, and my roommate Lance at Robinsons Imus last June 27, 2002. This was the first movie I watched in a theater in my College Life. One of my favorite movies of recent day, I liked how [Minority Report] really captures a unique storyline and a believable concept of the year 2054.
***
At Christmas Mass I saw Angelo Aratan (Photojournalist at DLSU-D's Heraldo Filipino) and High School batchmates Juno and Rissa.
The following day I woke up late for Christmas. I barely saw the visitors and guests who came over to our house. We kept my room air conditioned as we watched [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]
"HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE"
Like I stated in an entry this past week, my first observation was that our heroes were small! Of course, but it's just so fast how they changed already. How older and more mature they appear in [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]. I also enjoyed watching the first movie especially the never-before-seen scenes.
***
Christmas Day was then spent on eating food and somehow not finishing it. It was also spent playing SMASH over and over again and uncovering secret characters, hidden stages, and other bonuses.
Thursday began and we were headed to the mall again. To fix my cellphone, bring the computer there and get a new USB port installed, and buy a new printer.
At the mall we went to develop two rolls of film but Island Photo ran out of photo paper. The mall was crowded... all the people who received money the past day headed for the malls. We picked up my KODAK camera which got repaired, we submitted my NOKIA 3350 and hopefully they can revive it in three days, and we carried this huge box across this crowded mall which carried our computer.
That's when we found out that we didn't need to bring our computer to the mall because the thing we were to install on it wouldn't fit on the motherboard because our computer already has a USB port to carry the Printer.
What a waste of energy.
That's where I bought "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" and my brother bought "Men II Black" at Astrovision.
Friday started off with a phone call from Joy and than an extention towards Enrico, a friend back in High School. 110v blackouts were throughout the dull afternoon.
We watched "Men II Black" on my computer.
"MEN II BLACK"
Since it was played on my computer, the sound was quite low. But from the murmurs and the eye candy, this movie did provide a hilarious return of the two agents. And that seems to be all I could say about that. A good movie, but I'll have to watch it again.
***
Due to the 110v blackouts, I couldn't play SMASH as much. And I was starting to frustrate about how the television in my room was facing a potential breakdown if the off-and-on 110v kept repeating for a few more days.
In the evening I watched Part 2 of the SURVIVOR V Finale. It was a very tight argument during the Question and Answer Portion between the Jury and the two remaining survivors who are Clay and Brian.
After watching, we played SMASH in Paul's room when the 110v started to stay on and it didn't switch off. After playing there, we went to my room to watch [The Mummy].
"THE MUMMY"
As I'm typing this "The Damage Report", the movie is on right now. I'm glad I've added "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" to my new collection of VCD movies. It's two great examples of action-adventure movies.
***
I end this week like crossing through a minefield (as mentioned in "Latest Remarks"). A cellphone that is broken, a 110v line that is flucuating, the new water tank they installed on early Friday morning to replace a dirty old one, my PC at the mall and buying a new printer... my KODAK camera being repaired to the films that are left waiting to be developed. Keys that were lost but now found. It's been one confusing week.
A Christmas Eve and a Christmas that was there trying to shine in one week of watching movies.
I look for more things to do. Next week is the last week before studies resume at La Salle. The BioSci Group Project and my contribution to it. The upcoming layout of ThirdCharm and Broadjourn Bloggers. The installment of the Broadjourn Yahoo! Group. The splash page updating of the Atheneum Batch of 2002 Website and the upgrade to the A2k2_Clubhouse.
Hopefully I can break free from SMASH and do a little bit more to usher in the new year.
Friday, December 27, 2002
Nodyahead!
My mom found my keys. Wedged inbetween a giant pillow and a green couch in the living room. From the night Aldrich slept over more than two weeks ago. I already knew it was somewhere in the house, but the energy to look for it wasn't in me. At least I found it and I have a bit of positive energy running back into me. YES! Now my thoughts are on that busted cellphone...
Joy called this morning, I sprung out of bed (from sleepiness) to talk to her. Than we three-way'd Enrico. We just wanted to catch up on some things. Joy had to leave the phone and than I called up Enrico to finish up on the "catching up". We exchanged details of the La Salle Taft and the La Salle Dasma. One long conversation obviously because it was "catching up".
More VCD Movies. To add to HP1, LOTR1, Minority Report, Windtalkers, and xXx are Men in Black II and The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Problem is, we gotta watch them on the PC instead of the TV because the 110v in my room keeps shutting off and on time to time for no reason.
Without a stable 110v today, I couldn't play SMASH that much. :(
Those Specific Greetings are ready now. Scroll down below!
My mom found my keys. Wedged inbetween a giant pillow and a green couch in the living room. From the night Aldrich slept over more than two weeks ago. I already knew it was somewhere in the house, but the energy to look for it wasn't in me. At least I found it and I have a bit of positive energy running back into me. YES! Now my thoughts are on that busted cellphone...
Joy called this morning, I sprung out of bed (from sleepiness) to talk to her. Than we three-way'd Enrico. We just wanted to catch up on some things. Joy had to leave the phone and than I called up Enrico to finish up on the "catching up". We exchanged details of the La Salle Taft and the La Salle Dasma. One long conversation obviously because it was "catching up".
More VCD Movies. To add to HP1, LOTR1, Minority Report, Windtalkers, and xXx are Men in Black II and The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Problem is, we gotta watch them on the PC instead of the TV because the 110v in my room keeps shutting off and on time to time for no reason.
Without a stable 110v today, I couldn't play SMASH that much. :(
Those Specific Greetings are ready now. Scroll down below!
Thursday, December 26, 2002
"Always look on the bright side of life"
- My Nokia 3350 has been pronounced a "dead-set". In 3 days, I will find out if it was repaired or pronounced non-repairable.
- My KODAK Camera has been repaired, but my mom has taken it back into her possession for safe keeping rendering me without a bloody camera.
- Some electrical devices in my room such as the TV, VCR, DVD/VCD player, and my brother's Gamecube won't switch on since the 110v in my room (and occassionally around the house) won't power up at times. "Attack of the 110 Voltage Blackouts"
- A Biological Science project that annoys me... that damn subject I hate so much is making me hate it more... why ruin our Christmas BREAK-- a break to celebrate the Holidays not investigate the Age of the Dinosaurs. It's not like me and my classmates will time travel and report about the past... HELLO. Pasensya na groupmates ko, the only good thing about this project is that it is a "team project". I will do my part, do not fear and do not worry!
- Subdimension.com isn't working on my computer or on any computer for all I know. I have pictures to put up but with subdimension gone at the moment I can't seem to get anything done with new layouts.
- My dormitory keys which include the freshmen year college memorabilia item (as if I graduated college already) which is the green DLSU-D ID tag... remains lost. Is perhaps, forever... lost.
- My Nokia 3350 has been pronounced a "dead-set". In 3 days, I will find out if it was repaired or pronounced non-repairable.
- My KODAK Camera has been repaired, but my mom has taken it back into her possession for safe keeping rendering me without a bloody camera.
- Some electrical devices in my room such as the TV, VCR, DVD/VCD player, and my brother's Gamecube won't switch on since the 110v in my room (and occassionally around the house) won't power up at times. "Attack of the 110 Voltage Blackouts"
- A Biological Science project that annoys me... that damn subject I hate so much is making me hate it more... why ruin our Christmas BREAK-- a break to celebrate the Holidays not investigate the Age of the Dinosaurs. It's not like me and my classmates will time travel and report about the past... HELLO. Pasensya na groupmates ko, the only good thing about this project is that it is a "team project". I will do my part, do not fear and do not worry!
- Subdimension.com isn't working on my computer or on any computer for all I know. I have pictures to put up but with subdimension gone at the moment I can't seem to get anything done with new layouts.
- My dormitory keys which include the freshmen year college memorabilia item (as if I graduated college already) which is the green DLSU-D ID tag... remains lost. Is perhaps, forever... lost.
CHRISTMAS 2002
It went by quickly and so fast I can't believe it's already finished. Honestly speaking, nothing really happened. I was expecting one day loaded with interaction as I took pictures and mingled with relatives. But, that didn't happen!
Thinking I would wake up around 8 o'clock in the morning at the latest and thinking I would be taking pictures with our guests by the Christmas Tree. Nope. Nada. None of this happened.
I opened my eyes and first thing I wanted to look at was my red-digit clock on top of my TV. It read "12:05pm".
I already felt my mom going outside and inside of the room a few times the past few minutes, perhaps hours for all I could tell. I already knew several rounds of visitors came by and after eating shortly and receiving what they were expecting, they would leave. Without me ever seeing their faces within the four corners of my Camera lens.
Shis-ka-bob.
I gave up at that point. I was overwhelmed in disappointment. Whatever happened to those Christmas mornings when I would rush out of my room and into the living room trying to search for a Christmas Tree buried in Christmas presents? You don't have to be 9 years old... usually it was loaded with gifts.
But like Christmas 2001, this Christmas the circular snow-cusion underneath the tree was just as depressing as the year before it. I counted ZERO Christmas presents under the tree if you excluded the two gifts I gave to my brother and my mom.
Actually, we don't wrap our presents anymore.
Paul got a NOKIA 5210 and a brand new SIM Card, from our visit to Robinsons Imus last Friday. And on Thursday, December 26th- we're getting a 4-port USB and a brand new Printer for our computer + a cellphone repair for my NOKIA 3350. Those would be my Christmas Gifts.
Mom did say we'd still take a picture as I open our HP 3820 box next to the Christmas Tree on Thursday afternoon. I would go along with it. I mean, that's what we did when I got my scanner in Christmas 2001. Why do we take pictures of gifts not in packages? For technicalities.
The whole day was swapping between watching the last of several VCD movies these past two days. We watched Disk 2 and 3 of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and man do our little heroes really look little. Is that Harry Potter? Look at Ron. No, not only Ron, but look at Hermione! They're so smaller...
And loads of laughs when the three kept thinking Professor Snape was the villain. I was cracking myself up as Professor Snape's first impressions were tall, dark, and gloomy. That Slytherin grin on his face.
They also showed the never-before-seen footage part. Not too many, I counted three? They placed these after the ending credits.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was only the conclusion to watching Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Minority Report on Christmas Eve. And on the night of the 23rd, we rented out "Windtalkers". Four movies.
HP1, Lord of the Rings, and Minority Report are three VCD movies that we bought at Astrovision last Monday.
Other than watching Harry Potter during the early afternoon of Christmas Day, my brother and I also playe several rounds of Super Smash Bros. Melee on his Gamecube. Something about it that's so addicting. I've never played Video Games this frequent until his Gamecube arrived.
Almost every hour we'd have around 10 rounds of SMASH before heading for the bag of chips (Lay's) or chocolates (Twix, Cloud 9). Lunch was Rice and BBQ on a stick. More foods were outside but I wasn't really interested somehow, the guests ate them.
Speaking of food. It's Christmas and this is supposed to be the opportunity to gain some weight! But what's wrong with me? If I recall now, I have just noticed that I did not finish any food that I've started today. You know the regular TWIX comes in twos right? I only ate one stick.
The Rice and the delicious BBQ on a stick. All six or seven sticks were naked when I finished but the plate still had the other half of rice that I hadn't touched yet.
The macaroni salad... I ate most of it but as I played SMASH I forgot about it. I turned to look at the plate and it had a bed of warm macaroni and sauce layed flat on it like it got tired of waiting for me to eat it so it decided to cave in on itself.
Then there was dinner. My Uncle brought in these pieces of smoked-chicken and with it some steamed rice. I ate most of it until, somehow, I forgot about eating and continued to play SMASH. The smoked-chicken turned cold, the rice turned cold, and when I washed my plate the rice at the bottom hardened already. Oh man.
And it doesn't stop there.
Dessert? I wanted an APPLE. So it's chopped into pieces and then I sprinkle salt crystals on it. I go to my room to watch [jessica soho reports] (she's reporting about delicious food from Bicol and Pampanga) and notice that I put too much salt! I get the pieces that aren't drowning in salt and when I'm "finished" I still see the last 1/3 of it clinging on the sides of the white bowl screaming "EAT ME EAT ME!". If I ate it, I would be in for one SOUR ride.
Poor fridge and poor Microwave. Both of which have to carry some of these left-overs.
I'm feeling a cold coming to me. It's the temperature variance around me. At Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve... it was cool outside but the fully loaded Church was breathing with humidity and heat. The air condition in my room made my room so cold when I woke up at "12:05pm" earlier on Christmas Day. When I went outside to face the kitchen and a line of guests, it was all hot.
When I switched off the air condition in my room and my room slowly lost it's coolness as it began to warm again, it felt like the room needed a refresher. It needed fresh air from outside.
I needed fresh air from outside.
That's Christmas for me this year. Unfinished food. Addiction to SMASH. Wishing for more VCD movies to watch. And a cellphone that is ringing and receiving messages of "Merry Christmas" with their numbers not recorded.
(Hopefully my Christmas is actually on Thrusday. Installation of the 4-port USB, brand new Printer, and a successfully repaired NOKIA 3350 so I can adapt to my new SIM Number and prepare NEW YEAR messages to make up for what greetings I failed to give out this Christmas)
Wednesday, December 25, 2002
(after much delay with subdimension.com, here they are)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Just to let you all right now, I'm feeling so frustrated! My 3350 is still broken (poor thing) and half of new friends' numbers are saved on it and i'm receiving txt msgs. saying "Merry Christmas George!" but I don't know who they're coming from! Arrrrrrrrg. HELP! THANK YOU TO ANYONE WHO HAS TXT'D ME THE PAST 24 HOURS.
I still have numbers like Teenah, Eric, Upper, and 1/3 of my High School recorded numbers. I don't have most of my dorm mates numbers including Aldrich. This bites. This really really bites. My first Christmas with a Cellphone and I had no idea greetings are sent on Christmas Eve already.
I want to send my own personal Christmas Greeting, but it won't reach everyone since their numbers are saved on the unit that is busted and not on the SIM (they didn't fit in the SIM). THANK YOU to anyone who's txt'd... sorry but I'm having a cellphone crisis here.
***
We went to Christmas Eve mass (tradition), first one without dad since dad is on a ship in the Middle East. I saw Angelo Aratan (Photojournalist at Heraldo Filipino/HF) and I saw High School batchmates Rissa and Juno.
Sunday, December 22, 2002
We rented from Video City after church. Two movies. I also bought a pair of donuts (?) at Dunkin Donuts. Followed by going to Andoks to get some dinner. Than a browse through RMKJ Supermarket for some goods.
At home I had to set up my room for the movies. We have snacks like Combos, Lay's, and Popcorn. Drinks are all set. Three big bottles of Sprite, Coke, and Royal. It's like a party and there's only two people going to consume it. My brother and myself.
I'm watching xXx right now and tomorrow, Windtalkers.
Cellphone is still broke... and I'm going to scan pictures but the light in my room won't turn on. The lamp is the only light here.
SM Bacoor tomorrow where we can finally buy a printer. A crowded mall I already see...
At home I had to set up my room for the movies. We have snacks like Combos, Lay's, and Popcorn. Drinks are all set. Three big bottles of Sprite, Coke, and Royal. It's like a party and there's only two people going to consume it. My brother and myself.
I'm watching xXx right now and tomorrow, Windtalkers.
Cellphone is still broke... and I'm going to scan pictures but the light in my room won't turn on. The lamp is the only light here.
SM Bacoor tomorrow where we can finally buy a printer. A crowded mall I already see...
Sunday Afternoon Tidbits
The Amazing Race 3 ended... Flo & Zack won. I wanted the other two remaining teams to win... oh well.. the adrenalin this show gives me has just faded. Sucks. And I accidentally read who won Survivor V yesterday when I was reading a news item at Yahoo! Just bull! Oh well... congrats to Flo & Zack... I wait for the next Amazing Race... bring them to Manila! (evil laugh)
I'm jamming to Missy Elliott's "Work It". A song that's been playing for awhile now, but it's still a top favorite. I think the climax this song had in my head was when I was riding with the "FilAmz" inside Joel's big van as we sped downtown Makati (see this episode). Up to now, I am still loving this song.
Other stuff. A new layout for ThirdCharm coming up! I'm just hoping I can complete it this Christmas Break. A totally new layout to kick the new year off with fresh energy and eye candy.
For the Broadjourn blog, I'm going to hand over the current ThirdCharm layout to that blog and tweak it a little to customize it for the class. From there, that's where the Broadjourn website will rise from... from the pages and archives of the posts of classmates.
New curtains up in the house. My room has darkened! The lady already made the curtain and it's blue... my room is dark... geez...
My cellphone still broken. It's the power supply I swear it is! Not the unit... it didn't drop severely... I only lightly tossed it onto my bed three times... uh... er... ok...
My brother's 3210 will now belong to my mom (my mom's got a cellphone now!!) since he bought a 5210... but for now, I'm keeping it so I can txt people who txt me. Pasensya na classmates kung di ako nakakareply the past two days. Monday pa i-rerepair ang cell ko.
Church later tonight. Lots of people, but it's the Christmas Season. Hopefully we leave early. I'm going to take a shower now, but I should finish "CRY ME A RIVER" by J. Timberlake. Awesome song.
...
Cry me a river, oh
Cry me a river, oh
Cry me a river, oh
...
Cry me a river, oh (thump thump)
Cry me a river, oh (thump thump)
Cry me a river, oh (thump thump)
...
The Amazing Race 3 ended... Flo & Zack won. I wanted the other two remaining teams to win... oh well.. the adrenalin this show gives me has just faded. Sucks. And I accidentally read who won Survivor V yesterday when I was reading a news item at Yahoo! Just bull! Oh well... congrats to Flo & Zack... I wait for the next Amazing Race... bring them to Manila! (evil laugh)
I'm jamming to Missy Elliott's "Work It". A song that's been playing for awhile now, but it's still a top favorite. I think the climax this song had in my head was when I was riding with the "FilAmz" inside Joel's big van as we sped downtown Makati (see this episode). Up to now, I am still loving this song.
Other stuff. A new layout for ThirdCharm coming up! I'm just hoping I can complete it this Christmas Break. A totally new layout to kick the new year off with fresh energy and eye candy.
For the Broadjourn blog, I'm going to hand over the current ThirdCharm layout to that blog and tweak it a little to customize it for the class. From there, that's where the Broadjourn website will rise from... from the pages and archives of the posts of classmates.
New curtains up in the house. My room has darkened! The lady already made the curtain and it's blue... my room is dark... geez...
My cellphone still broken. It's the power supply I swear it is! Not the unit... it didn't drop severely... I only lightly tossed it onto my bed three times... uh... er... ok...
My brother's 3210 will now belong to my mom (my mom's got a cellphone now!!) since he bought a 5210... but for now, I'm keeping it so I can txt people who txt me. Pasensya na classmates kung di ako nakakareply the past two days. Monday pa i-rerepair ang cell ko.
Church later tonight. Lots of people, but it's the Christmas Season. Hopefully we leave early. I'm going to take a shower now, but I should finish "CRY ME A RIVER" by J. Timberlake. Awesome song.
...
Cry me a river, oh
Cry me a river, oh
Cry me a river, oh
...
Cry me a river, oh (thump thump)
Cry me a river, oh (thump thump)
Cry me a river, oh (thump thump)
...
This Christmas is Merry when I look in front of me.
But when I look at what's behind me, it's bleeding.
The frustration of living so far away.
The pain one has inflicted on you still painful.
The bonds of your life now and before clashing.
The loneliness caused by mis-understanding.
The yearning to break free from it all.
The loving care you give to another is violated.
The wisher this Christmas that it all, somehow,
magically, without question... be okay again.
But when I look at what's behind me, it's bleeding.
The frustration of living so far away.
The pain one has inflicted on you still painful.
The bonds of your life now and before clashing.
The loneliness caused by mis-understanding.
The yearning to break free from it all.
The loving care you give to another is violated.
The wisher this Christmas that it all, somehow,
magically, without question... be okay again.
Saturday, December 21, 2002
IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR
The Damage Report - End of Week #25
NOTE: this is a post that is made to give a summary of events that has happened at DLSU-D during the finished week.
In terms of a finished DLSU-D week, this would be the
last "The Damage Report" of 2002.
The Preliminary Term of the 2nd Semester has ended and so has all the studying this year 2002. Here's a review of the past week and a piece about my new College Life in the year 2002.
Preliminaries. The exams summarized into one word would be, smooth. In all subjects with exception to the Sciences, I hopefully got a higher grade than my usual from last semester. The examination this semester is improved, leaving Day 3 and 4 with only one subject each which are Biological Science and General Chemistry respectively.
I would thank the schedule of the exams and my classmates who dorm. We've had a few nights to eat out and review at the E-House.
At the mall. We went to SM City Bacoor on Wednesday after our Elementary Statistics exam where we took a Studio Pic at Great Image. While we waited for the pictures to develop, the group went to Quantum and sang Videoke songs. Eric and Kate sang "Nobody Wants to be Lonely", while Jezire sang "Just Once", and the only sang I tried to sing was "Was It Something I Didn't Say?" by 98 Degrees... Joanna helped me out there. It was another one of those Broadjourn moments... singing Videoke in a loud arcade.
We went around Christmas Shopping, if I may tag it that way. We followed Eric and the others as they went shopping for things to buy. I noticed Eric had gifts lined up for his closest friends in High School. I was thinking along the same lines with him until I was reminded that my closest friends in High School aren't that close to me at the moment.
Later that night I was having trouble reviewing for my Biological Science as my room was loaded with neighbors and a loud television screen playing "Blade II". I wanted to break free so I left the room and accidentally slammed the door too hard. I ended up reviewing in what I call the "Ideal Room to Study in"... noneotherthan F6. The room of Vince, Alex, and Allan.
Classical music. A Piano that Alex or Mark from F1 would play time to time. Vince (who is Lance's classmate) always studying. The ambiance of the room is just amazing. It's so peaceful compared to the start of the hall (F1-F5) and the end of the hall (F8-F11). With Vince studying, and Mark studying there, the place turns out to be the greatest study hall there is in the Men's dorm... to my opinion that is.
Even if I was in a great atmosphere, I still had to complete this BioSci Report on the Seven Obligatory sheesha-shoo-shoo which lasted until 1 o'clock in the morning. I was already about to collapse due to over fatigue so I left the room, with barely any new notes in my head. I entered my empty room. Just my room mates Jan and Lance on their beds long asleep already. The scent wasn't fresh, it smelled like a Cinema Hall... and my Bed a disaster since I scrambled newspapers on it hoping no one would really sit there when the room was crowded.
Eventually not even I could sit or sleep in my own bed correctly. I opened my BioSci "Book of Ching", and fell asleep on top of it as I only had 40% of the bed to myself while the rest was a pile of newspapers, a green basket, and two or three notebooks.
The Sciences. I greatly disliked BioSci. The exam was at 10 o'clock in the morning but I was already up and running around 9:30 at the E-House waiting for Upper or Teenah to arrive. I studied a few notes but couldn't get anything into my head.
After BioSci, you could find what happened here.
The Last night of Party' dorming. Thursday night was different. Lance, Joseph, Karl, and another dorm mate went out for the night for drinking. I didn't go, absolutely NO VICES during the examination period. While they went away, I was with Aldrich as he kept txting and thinking about my classmate that he's so, I guess madly and deeply, into.
The Amazing Race 3 and the first part of it's 2-part season ender. That's what I enjoyed watching. I was still rooting for Ken & Gerard and the two parents, but then again it was just Part 1... so I couldn't finish it. I have to wait till Sunday when it shows on AXN at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
I studied bit by bit Chemistry and would be found inside F6 again. Ambiant sounds, classical music again, and everyone studying. I made Christmas Notes for my classmates. I couldn't find Christmas Gifts in time (Christmas Gifts = Time + Thought + Money). I barely had time, I had my thoughts on the exams and on dorming, and the money wasn't balanced. I just made customized notes for closer friends in the Classroom.
Last School day of 2002. Chemistry was at 9 o'clock in the morning and I woke up just 30 minutes before the exam, which would be the shortest time between waking up and writing my name on the exam paper this Preliminary. I took a shower, borrowed a Periodic Table from Aldrich, and I was off.
CBA 303 was the destination, the continuation of Broadjourn at the "Tower". I arrived and found my classmates sitting outside the classroom in the big hallways that CBA had. They were reviewing. Ara distributed Christmas Cards in the form of Harry Potter and we soon took the Chemistry test.
After the Chemistry test I found myself outside walking down the steps wishing my classmates didn't go yet. I was around the middle of those who finished. I left CBA 303 with the classroom still half-filled with classmates. I catched up with Teenah, Kats, and Maycee at the steps where we spoke for about 5 minutes.
I distributed my Christmas Notes to them and my hope for the Christmas Outing (formerly known as the Broadjourn X'Mas Party) became another trip to SM. SM Bacoor that is. SM Bacoor?! ...again?!
I was upset already that the X'Mas Party itself was cancelled. Than the outing to Glorietta or Festival Mall was just a joke by Jezire. So my hopes for a Christmas Gathering simmered depressingly low. SM City Bacoor again like on Wednesday?
I remembered what I typed in an entry this past week about this event. "As long as we are together, that's what counts."
After stopping by my dorm so I could change into Civilian, we landed at 7-11 to wait for Badge and William. After everyone was set, we travelled towards SM City Bacoor which would make it the 2nd time in a week.
Christmas Party turned Outing turned Visit to SM. We ate at Wendy's this time and we had a conflict on where we were to get our pictures at. We went to all the photoshops and still nothing could beat the deals at Great Image.
The 2nd Studio Pic in a week, this time with 12 people. 10 of us from commuting earlier, add Wilda whom we met at the mall and her cousin. While waiting for the pictures, we once again went to Quantum. We encountered COM1-2 according to Badge, I only familiarized some dude with long hair but that was all. I heard they played DDR (i'm having a flashback of "Hot in Herrr", what COM1-2 performed next to JOU1-1's "I'm a Slave 4 U").
I didn't sing this time, I didn't want to. But I enjoyed listening and watching Ate Angge, William, Jezire, and Badge sing as well as the others. I did, however, play racing games with Joanna and Ate Angge. Joanna and I played against each other in that Ice Hockey-puck game. George/Shiela vs. Joanna/William.
We left the arcade and there was a portion of hugging and saying "Bye" and "Merry Christmas" to each other. We seperated into two groups. By Dasmariñas it was William, Ate Angge, and myself. We got off in front of the Main Gate of La Salle, it was night time. We wished Ate Angge a "Merry Christmas" and watched her as she transferred into an AREA F jeepnee.
William went to DLSU-D to join the "All for the love of thee" Christmas Party, which he would later find out is taking place at Sir Ariel's Place (the director or assistant director's place). Half-way down the Acacia Avenue I encountered Joel and JP who were going to eat out.
I joined Joel and JP and I had a take-out at Fiat, and we said our greetings of Christmas there. We went to 7-11 for JP and Joel's snacks, and we slowly entered the school.
One Lonely Night. I had major cleaning and packing up to do at the same time I was just too tired. The school was extremely quiet. Not even the Christmas Lights of the Chapel were on. 94% of the Men's Dorm was empty, would be the statistic. To say it specifically, only two of us remained. JP and myself.
Joel went home like the breeze and Tom left around 11 o'clock in the evening.
JP and I were in my room watching television the rest of the night. Part 1 of a three-part Season Finale of SURVIVOR V: THAILAND, then the ABS-CBN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2002 "Isang Familya, Isang Puso, Isang Pasko". We watched that and JP fell asleep. I fell asleep as well.
*** *** ***
It came upon the midnight clear,
a night before a starting day,
a starting day before new life,
a new life that breathes renewal
That night before my College began
I lay in my bed, thinking of who I was that day
Who I would be the day after
Who I wanted to be after it was all done
Many nights and many midnights,
Have already gone, have already finished
Each one I would be found busy
Sleeping, talking, and enjoying this life.
Never before I've felt this way
So Free, so Loose, so unbelievably Happy
*** *** ***
A Christmas Song: "It came upon the midnight clear"
It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, from heav'n's all gracious king
The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurl
And still their heavenly music floats, O'er all the weary world.
Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing
And ever o'er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing.
O ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low
Who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow
Look now for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing
O rest beside the weary road and hear the angels sing.
For lo the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old
When with the ever circling years shall come the time foretold
When the new heaven and earth shall own the prince of peace their King
And the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing.
*** *** ***
So happy and so thankful for where I was
Who I was and What I was
Pictures, Newspapers
Movies, Television Shows
Production, the Media
This challanging yet extraordinary path
Came upon these midnights clear.
A path leading to our dream, my dream
Our hopeful careers and my chosen career
*** *** ***
Merry Christmas Broadjourn!
Saturday morning. I woke up and was too comfortable under a warm blanket to move around and start fixing the room up before I get picked up. I wanted to clean the kitchen area but I didn't have a sponge with me. My cellphone went low-bat, and for the past two weeks it's like trying to start a fire using sticks just to get that cellphone to turn on (it's broken inside, and I didn't even drop it).
Eventually the room was tidy enough and my belongings were set. We were off to Robinsons Imus so my brother could buy a new cellphone. It wasn't a pleasant ride anywhere. Traffic, the December heat (if there is such a thing), and a crowded mall. Plus a crying baby that our driver brought with him since his wife just gave birth to a 2nd child (Congratulations!) and the 1st child would be all alone.
Paul bought a NOKIA 5210, and both of us got the SMART SUPERSIM 64k. I had to go to several stores to look for an ideal cellphone number. I got the Sim, but my cellphone isn't working still. So I'm not giving away the number yet, because I have this systematic plan on announcing it so it'll be easier. Until then, my number is still 0918-561-6820.
We arrived home and I noticed the new curtains that mom had tailor'd. They're not so bad afterall. It makes the construction for the ceiling more exciting because these new curtains really look like they belong in a big house.
One week of exams has ended. Christmas break begins.
Title in Review: "It came upon the midnight clear" is a Christmas Song. I used it to symbolize that this past week I did not sleep before Midnight. I sacrificed 1/4 of my average amount of sleeping time for studying before the exam. All midnights this past week have been fairly clear and breezy. Quiet outside of the dorm rooms and in the halls. And what came upon the midnight clear itself? Not just the song... but answers. Answers that help me make me live a better day later on.
The Damage Report - End of Week #25
NOTE: this is a post that is made to give a summary of events that has happened at DLSU-D during the finished week.
last "The Damage Report" of 2002.
The Preliminary Term of the 2nd Semester has ended and so has all the studying this year 2002. Here's a review of the past week and a piece about my new College Life in the year 2002.
Preliminaries. The exams summarized into one word would be, smooth. In all subjects with exception to the Sciences, I hopefully got a higher grade than my usual from last semester. The examination this semester is improved, leaving Day 3 and 4 with only one subject each which are Biological Science and General Chemistry respectively.
I would thank the schedule of the exams and my classmates who dorm. We've had a few nights to eat out and review at the E-House.
At the mall. We went to SM City Bacoor on Wednesday after our Elementary Statistics exam where we took a Studio Pic at Great Image. While we waited for the pictures to develop, the group went to Quantum and sang Videoke songs. Eric and Kate sang "Nobody Wants to be Lonely", while Jezire sang "Just Once", and the only sang I tried to sing was "Was It Something I Didn't Say?" by 98 Degrees... Joanna helped me out there. It was another one of those Broadjourn moments... singing Videoke in a loud arcade.
We went around Christmas Shopping, if I may tag it that way. We followed Eric and the others as they went shopping for things to buy. I noticed Eric had gifts lined up for his closest friends in High School. I was thinking along the same lines with him until I was reminded that my closest friends in High School aren't that close to me at the moment.
Later that night I was having trouble reviewing for my Biological Science as my room was loaded with neighbors and a loud television screen playing "Blade II". I wanted to break free so I left the room and accidentally slammed the door too hard. I ended up reviewing in what I call the "Ideal Room to Study in"... noneotherthan F6. The room of Vince, Alex, and Allan.
Classical music. A Piano that Alex or Mark from F1 would play time to time. Vince (who is Lance's classmate) always studying. The ambiance of the room is just amazing. It's so peaceful compared to the start of the hall (F1-F5) and the end of the hall (F8-F11). With Vince studying, and Mark studying there, the place turns out to be the greatest study hall there is in the Men's dorm... to my opinion that is.
Even if I was in a great atmosphere, I still had to complete this BioSci Report on the Seven Obligatory sheesha-shoo-shoo which lasted until 1 o'clock in the morning. I was already about to collapse due to over fatigue so I left the room, with barely any new notes in my head. I entered my empty room. Just my room mates Jan and Lance on their beds long asleep already. The scent wasn't fresh, it smelled like a Cinema Hall... and my Bed a disaster since I scrambled newspapers on it hoping no one would really sit there when the room was crowded.
Eventually not even I could sit or sleep in my own bed correctly. I opened my BioSci "Book of Ching", and fell asleep on top of it as I only had 40% of the bed to myself while the rest was a pile of newspapers, a green basket, and two or three notebooks.
The Sciences. I greatly disliked BioSci. The exam was at 10 o'clock in the morning but I was already up and running around 9:30 at the E-House waiting for Upper or Teenah to arrive. I studied a few notes but couldn't get anything into my head.
After BioSci, you could find what happened here.
The Last night of Party' dorming. Thursday night was different. Lance, Joseph, Karl, and another dorm mate went out for the night for drinking. I didn't go, absolutely NO VICES during the examination period. While they went away, I was with Aldrich as he kept txting and thinking about my classmate that he's so, I guess madly and deeply, into.
The Amazing Race 3 and the first part of it's 2-part season ender. That's what I enjoyed watching. I was still rooting for Ken & Gerard and the two parents, but then again it was just Part 1... so I couldn't finish it. I have to wait till Sunday when it shows on AXN at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
I studied bit by bit Chemistry and would be found inside F6 again. Ambiant sounds, classical music again, and everyone studying. I made Christmas Notes for my classmates. I couldn't find Christmas Gifts in time (Christmas Gifts = Time + Thought + Money). I barely had time, I had my thoughts on the exams and on dorming, and the money wasn't balanced. I just made customized notes for closer friends in the Classroom.
Last School day of 2002. Chemistry was at 9 o'clock in the morning and I woke up just 30 minutes before the exam, which would be the shortest time between waking up and writing my name on the exam paper this Preliminary. I took a shower, borrowed a Periodic Table from Aldrich, and I was off.
CBA 303 was the destination, the continuation of Broadjourn at the "Tower". I arrived and found my classmates sitting outside the classroom in the big hallways that CBA had. They were reviewing. Ara distributed Christmas Cards in the form of Harry Potter and we soon took the Chemistry test.
After the Chemistry test I found myself outside walking down the steps wishing my classmates didn't go yet. I was around the middle of those who finished. I left CBA 303 with the classroom still half-filled with classmates. I catched up with Teenah, Kats, and Maycee at the steps where we spoke for about 5 minutes.
I distributed my Christmas Notes to them and my hope for the Christmas Outing (formerly known as the Broadjourn X'Mas Party) became another trip to SM. SM Bacoor that is. SM Bacoor?! ...again?!
I was upset already that the X'Mas Party itself was cancelled. Than the outing to Glorietta or Festival Mall was just a joke by Jezire. So my hopes for a Christmas Gathering simmered depressingly low. SM City Bacoor again like on Wednesday?
I remembered what I typed in an entry this past week about this event. "As long as we are together, that's what counts."
After stopping by my dorm so I could change into Civilian, we landed at 7-11 to wait for Badge and William. After everyone was set, we travelled towards SM City Bacoor which would make it the 2nd time in a week.
Christmas Party turned Outing turned Visit to SM. We ate at Wendy's this time and we had a conflict on where we were to get our pictures at. We went to all the photoshops and still nothing could beat the deals at Great Image.
The 2nd Studio Pic in a week, this time with 12 people. 10 of us from commuting earlier, add Wilda whom we met at the mall and her cousin. While waiting for the pictures, we once again went to Quantum. We encountered COM1-2 according to Badge, I only familiarized some dude with long hair but that was all. I heard they played DDR (i'm having a flashback of "Hot in Herrr", what COM1-2 performed next to JOU1-1's "I'm a Slave 4 U").
I didn't sing this time, I didn't want to. But I enjoyed listening and watching Ate Angge, William, Jezire, and Badge sing as well as the others. I did, however, play racing games with Joanna and Ate Angge. Joanna and I played against each other in that Ice Hockey-puck game. George/Shiela vs. Joanna/William.
We left the arcade and there was a portion of hugging and saying "Bye" and "Merry Christmas" to each other. We seperated into two groups. By Dasmariñas it was William, Ate Angge, and myself. We got off in front of the Main Gate of La Salle, it was night time. We wished Ate Angge a "Merry Christmas" and watched her as she transferred into an AREA F jeepnee.
William went to DLSU-D to join the "All for the love of thee" Christmas Party, which he would later find out is taking place at Sir Ariel's Place (the director or assistant director's place). Half-way down the Acacia Avenue I encountered Joel and JP who were going to eat out.
I joined Joel and JP and I had a take-out at Fiat, and we said our greetings of Christmas there. We went to 7-11 for JP and Joel's snacks, and we slowly entered the school.
One Lonely Night. I had major cleaning and packing up to do at the same time I was just too tired. The school was extremely quiet. Not even the Christmas Lights of the Chapel were on. 94% of the Men's Dorm was empty, would be the statistic. To say it specifically, only two of us remained. JP and myself.
Joel went home like the breeze and Tom left around 11 o'clock in the evening.
JP and I were in my room watching television the rest of the night. Part 1 of a three-part Season Finale of SURVIVOR V: THAILAND, then the ABS-CBN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2002 "Isang Familya, Isang Puso, Isang Pasko". We watched that and JP fell asleep. I fell asleep as well.
It came upon the midnight clear,
a night before a starting day,
a starting day before new life,
a new life that breathes renewal
That night before my College began
I lay in my bed, thinking of who I was that day
Who I would be the day after
Who I wanted to be after it was all done
Many nights and many midnights,
Have already gone, have already finished
Each one I would be found busy
Sleeping, talking, and enjoying this life.
Never before I've felt this way
So Free, so Loose, so unbelievably Happy
A Christmas Song: "It came upon the midnight clear"
It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, from heav'n's all gracious king
The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurl
And still their heavenly music floats, O'er all the weary world.
Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing
And ever o'er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing.
O ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low
Who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow
Look now for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing
O rest beside the weary road and hear the angels sing.
For lo the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old
When with the ever circling years shall come the time foretold
When the new heaven and earth shall own the prince of peace their King
And the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing.
So happy and so thankful for where I was
Who I was and What I was
Pictures, Newspapers
Movies, Television Shows
Production, the Media
This challanging yet extraordinary path
Came upon these midnights clear.
A path leading to our dream, my dream
Our hopeful careers and my chosen career
Merry Christmas Broadjourn!
Saturday morning. I woke up and was too comfortable under a warm blanket to move around and start fixing the room up before I get picked up. I wanted to clean the kitchen area but I didn't have a sponge with me. My cellphone went low-bat, and for the past two weeks it's like trying to start a fire using sticks just to get that cellphone to turn on (it's broken inside, and I didn't even drop it).
Eventually the room was tidy enough and my belongings were set. We were off to Robinsons Imus so my brother could buy a new cellphone. It wasn't a pleasant ride anywhere. Traffic, the December heat (if there is such a thing), and a crowded mall. Plus a crying baby that our driver brought with him since his wife just gave birth to a 2nd child (Congratulations!) and the 1st child would be all alone.
Paul bought a NOKIA 5210, and both of us got the SMART SUPERSIM 64k. I had to go to several stores to look for an ideal cellphone number. I got the Sim, but my cellphone isn't working still. So I'm not giving away the number yet, because I have this systematic plan on announcing it so it'll be easier. Until then, my number is still 0918-561-6820.
We arrived home and I noticed the new curtains that mom had tailor'd. They're not so bad afterall. It makes the construction for the ceiling more exciting because these new curtains really look like they belong in a big house.
One week of exams has ended. Christmas break begins.
Title in Review: "It came upon the midnight clear" is a Christmas Song. I used it to symbolize that this past week I did not sleep before Midnight. I sacrificed 1/4 of my average amount of sleeping time for studying before the exam. All midnights this past week have been fairly clear and breezy. Quiet outside of the dorm rooms and in the halls. And what came upon the midnight clear itself? Not just the song... but answers. Answers that help me make me live a better day later on.
Thursday, December 19, 2002
A few Moments of Solitude
3rd Day of the exams. Biological Science has finally splashed into the toilet bowl and I flushed it down three times. Is that disgusting enough for you?
While my classmates took up their Pagbasa (FILI123) exam, I retreated to the dormitory to print out Leah and my BioSci reports. She was assigned to classify the Orange, and I was assigned to classify the Garlic.
*flashback*
Last night, 11:59PM.
I spent hours just researching for a few stupid terms to fit under PHYLUM, CLASS, and ORDER of this stupid Garlic! It rendered my reviewing for my least favored subject (BioSci) useless as I frustrated in front of Alex's computer in Room F6.
I went into my room at around 2 o'clock in the morning, opened the "Book of Ching" (BioSci faculty made a book for students), and fell asleep on top of the book on my bed. Just like that.
*Flash*
Suddenly I was torn with so many tasks like some simulated man in "The Sims". I ran an errand for Kurt, to get one cup of rice in a plastic container since he was wearing pambahay (house clothes). At the same time classmates Krystelle and Joy were calling for my dorm mates Alex and Aldrich. For Alex they wanted to collect the scanned pages of a book on diskette. For Aldrich, they were to bring him to, ahem, the girl in my class that he's so into.
And to top that all off, I had to rush to a meeting about the Christmas Party which I have been so excited for.
*Fast forward*
After circling the Kubos searching for any large number of students gathered around a table, I encountered nothing. I went into OSH 104 (classroom of the Filipino exam) and saw about 1/6 or 1/7th of my class just slouching in their chairs like it was a depressing hot Summer afternoon.
The party at the Diaz Residence, is cancelled.
I was greatly disappointed. They were just waiting for some hand-outs for our last exam tomorrow which is Chemistry. We found out that there wearn't any hand-outs so everyone got up and dispersed. Some went home, some went to 7-11, while I decided to go with Ayesya to Apple's dorm outside.
I walked with Ayesya and arrived at Apple's dorm. I went inside and joined the Triple A's with the addition of Ara. AAA is going to Festival Mall.
At 7-11 we encountered Tina talking to Emil's mom. Emil has been sick the past 48 hours. Emil's mom just kept smiling when AAA and myself joined Tina. AAA and Tina proceeded to the Bayan. Our Class President would go shopping at Robinsons and she did ask me to join her. But for some reason, I didn't feel like going since I didn't have money for the mall at that time.
That's where I spent an amount of time, by myself. I'm usually with someone all the time, but this was one time I finally had to myself. Not that I wanted a moment just to myself... but I felt sort of forced into being alone for once.
I walked under the sun and on top of the rocky sides of the road towards good ol' Brejanah Cafe and I ordered a Chixilog. I took out Tina's compiled hand-outs for Chemistry and reviewed a few notes while I waited.
I sat there thinking about the party which was cancelled. I was really depressed. I watched the jeepnees rush down the road in front of the Cafe. I glanced at the grey walls of the extension of JFH which lies in front of Brejanah Cafe inside the campus. I had a moment to myself to think, to review where I was at, where I was sitting, and what I was doing.
*** ***
After Brejanah Cafe I proceeded to K-Stuff to buy some Christmas Wrapper, two small gift-cards, and a gift for the bunot at HF "Something Hilarious". What I got isn't exactly hilarious, but it has this smiley face and it lights up... I'll present it in a way that is funny... I have to brainstorm for a moment...
I was returning towards the campus when I got cut-off from crossing the road when the traffic enforcer resumed the traffic. I didn't want to just stop there staring at the other side, so then I kept on walking for some reason. I passed by Yahweh's Cave (photocopy shop) and saw Ms. Planas (my Re-Ed2 professor) handling some papers and discussing something with her co-worker there. She was busy so I just passed by and then I decided to head straight for 7-11.
Inside 7-11, I had nothing to buy! I just went inside for no reason. I went around the edges of the shop until I heard someone call my name. It was Jessica Fenol (Badge) and Jessica Mendoza (Jezire, has a new blog if you click here). I was shocked because I thought everyone of my classmate had gone off now, but then they were just there.
The mystery is, what led me in there? I had nothing to buy...
I stuck with them as they finished their donuts and slurpees and we reviewed the Christmas Party that was cancelled. I found out afterall that the Party is cancelled, but in it's place for sure is an outing to Glorietta or to some place in Manila. Badge was sure to go and Tina did mention something like that but I was too depressed to here or something. It's exciting. Jezire said it would be better at Festival so we could enjoy the rides. And I added that the ultimate last resort to celebrating the X'mas season in case all these plans fail (again) is to go bowling at Robinsons Imus. But i'm sure we'll go to Manila tomorrow afternoon... more on this later.
Jezire went home and I decided to take Badge to her dormitory down the eskinita. It did feel good to finally speak to someone and end my school day with some conversation rather than just "disperse". After that, I went back on-campus. Kuya Eric (Managing Editor, HF) and I encountered half-way while crossing the road. I delivered Leah and my BioSci assignment to the Biological Sciences department, which Kuya Jay of my former affiliated org VPAPU, gave the directions of just as he was there at ERH.
So the BioSci have their own department, eh?
I handed it in and proceeded towards ERS where I logged in and got #33 (by the window). But it was still 15 minutes away, and the lobby area outside ERS proper was filled with students (not crowded, but each seat had someone in it already).
I walked down the steps heading aimlessly out. I had no where to go, but I just kept walking. I found myself walking towards the Chapel where I lit a candle and said some prayers.
To my classmates in Broadjourn, a safe journey home today.
To my family, take care and I'll be home this Saturday.
And finally one for myself, to concenrate well on studying for Chemistry.
I sat down inside the church for a while longer in silence.
** ** **
Afterwards I went to ERS and started typing this entry... a few moments with just myself has been a few drops of healing the soars and stress of the past few days... this has got to be one unique afternoon.
3rd Day of the exams. Biological Science has finally splashed into the toilet bowl and I flushed it down three times. Is that disgusting enough for you?
While my classmates took up their Pagbasa (FILI123) exam, I retreated to the dormitory to print out Leah and my BioSci reports. She was assigned to classify the Orange, and I was assigned to classify the Garlic.
*flashback*
Last night, 11:59PM.
I spent hours just researching for a few stupid terms to fit under PHYLUM, CLASS, and ORDER of this stupid Garlic! It rendered my reviewing for my least favored subject (BioSci) useless as I frustrated in front of Alex's computer in Room F6.
I went into my room at around 2 o'clock in the morning, opened the "Book of Ching" (BioSci faculty made a book for students), and fell asleep on top of the book on my bed. Just like that.
*Flash*
Suddenly I was torn with so many tasks like some simulated man in "The Sims". I ran an errand for Kurt, to get one cup of rice in a plastic container since he was wearing pambahay (house clothes). At the same time classmates Krystelle and Joy were calling for my dorm mates Alex and Aldrich. For Alex they wanted to collect the scanned pages of a book on diskette. For Aldrich, they were to bring him to, ahem, the girl in my class that he's so into.
And to top that all off, I had to rush to a meeting about the Christmas Party which I have been so excited for.
*Fast forward*
After circling the Kubos searching for any large number of students gathered around a table, I encountered nothing. I went into OSH 104 (classroom of the Filipino exam) and saw about 1/6 or 1/7th of my class just slouching in their chairs like it was a depressing hot Summer afternoon.
The party at the Diaz Residence, is cancelled.
I was greatly disappointed. They were just waiting for some hand-outs for our last exam tomorrow which is Chemistry. We found out that there wearn't any hand-outs so everyone got up and dispersed. Some went home, some went to 7-11, while I decided to go with Ayesya to Apple's dorm outside.
I walked with Ayesya and arrived at Apple's dorm. I went inside and joined the Triple A's with the addition of Ara. AAA is going to Festival Mall.
At 7-11 we encountered Tina talking to Emil's mom. Emil has been sick the past 48 hours. Emil's mom just kept smiling when AAA and myself joined Tina. AAA and Tina proceeded to the Bayan. Our Class President would go shopping at Robinsons and she did ask me to join her. But for some reason, I didn't feel like going since I didn't have money for the mall at that time.
That's where I spent an amount of time, by myself. I'm usually with someone all the time, but this was one time I finally had to myself. Not that I wanted a moment just to myself... but I felt sort of forced into being alone for once.
I walked under the sun and on top of the rocky sides of the road towards good ol' Brejanah Cafe and I ordered a Chixilog. I took out Tina's compiled hand-outs for Chemistry and reviewed a few notes while I waited.
I sat there thinking about the party which was cancelled. I was really depressed. I watched the jeepnees rush down the road in front of the Cafe. I glanced at the grey walls of the extension of JFH which lies in front of Brejanah Cafe inside the campus. I had a moment to myself to think, to review where I was at, where I was sitting, and what I was doing.
*** ***
After Brejanah Cafe I proceeded to K-Stuff to buy some Christmas Wrapper, two small gift-cards, and a gift for the bunot at HF "Something Hilarious". What I got isn't exactly hilarious, but it has this smiley face and it lights up... I'll present it in a way that is funny... I have to brainstorm for a moment...
I was returning towards the campus when I got cut-off from crossing the road when the traffic enforcer resumed the traffic. I didn't want to just stop there staring at the other side, so then I kept on walking for some reason. I passed by Yahweh's Cave (photocopy shop) and saw Ms. Planas (my Re-Ed2 professor) handling some papers and discussing something with her co-worker there. She was busy so I just passed by and then I decided to head straight for 7-11.
Inside 7-11, I had nothing to buy! I just went inside for no reason. I went around the edges of the shop until I heard someone call my name. It was Jessica Fenol (Badge) and Jessica Mendoza (Jezire, has a new blog if you click here). I was shocked because I thought everyone of my classmate had gone off now, but then they were just there.
The mystery is, what led me in there? I had nothing to buy...
I stuck with them as they finished their donuts and slurpees and we reviewed the Christmas Party that was cancelled. I found out afterall that the Party is cancelled, but in it's place for sure is an outing to Glorietta or to some place in Manila. Badge was sure to go and Tina did mention something like that but I was too depressed to here or something. It's exciting. Jezire said it would be better at Festival so we could enjoy the rides. And I added that the ultimate last resort to celebrating the X'mas season in case all these plans fail (again) is to go bowling at Robinsons Imus. But i'm sure we'll go to Manila tomorrow afternoon... more on this later.
Jezire went home and I decided to take Badge to her dormitory down the eskinita. It did feel good to finally speak to someone and end my school day with some conversation rather than just "disperse". After that, I went back on-campus. Kuya Eric (Managing Editor, HF) and I encountered half-way while crossing the road. I delivered Leah and my BioSci assignment to the Biological Sciences department, which Kuya Jay of my former affiliated org VPAPU, gave the directions of just as he was there at ERH.
So the BioSci have their own department, eh?
I handed it in and proceeded towards ERS where I logged in and got #33 (by the window). But it was still 15 minutes away, and the lobby area outside ERS proper was filled with students (not crowded, but each seat had someone in it already).
I walked down the steps heading aimlessly out. I had no where to go, but I just kept walking. I found myself walking towards the Chapel where I lit a candle and said some prayers.
To my classmates in Broadjourn, a safe journey home today.
To my family, take care and I'll be home this Saturday.
And finally one for myself, to concenrate well on studying for Chemistry.
I sat down inside the church for a while longer in silence.
** ** **
Afterwards I went to ERS and started typing this entry... a few moments with just myself has been a few drops of healing the soars and stress of the past few days... this has got to be one unique afternoon.
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Enter the 2nd Semester Preliminaries
My blog is starting to clog up with un-typed "carpe noctems" and "the damage reports", i'm sorry but I'll catch up this Christmas Break (like a slight change of layout I might add).
Prelim Exams. CBA. We were all embraced by the warmth of that building. Broadjourn finally reaches the CBA building and we start off on the 4th Floor! Comfortable seats, true-college-style classrooms compared to that of JFH at this time... and us spinning in our seats forgetting about Intensive English. Rrrrr.
We enjoyed the scenery and I did get a little air sick at the elevation of the towering CBA Building over the weak river underneath a few trees and the dull grey sky.
Aldrich is in love with my classmate. It's visible to anyone who sees him when he asks about a certain her. Tsismis! But this is blog culture (way of life) and I'm just recording these moments.
We ate the spaghetti that Jezire brought. We hung out at the Batibot majority of our time in-between these exams.
It's the end of DAY ONE and I can very well say that things have never been running so smoothly. Sociology went by with ease and answers while English 101 was a breeze of wind at CTH. And in the "Palace" of the Business Students, Intensive English was answered as best as I could answer it. Except with a controversial Item #50.
Tomorrow it's Reed2 (which is in-turn acting like a "social studies", my favorite subject) + Elementary Statistics with a few formulas to master later tonight in my dorm. Hopefully I maintain this steady flow of studying... with peace of mind.
My blog is starting to clog up with un-typed "carpe noctems" and "the damage reports", i'm sorry but I'll catch up this Christmas Break (like a slight change of layout I might add).
Prelim Exams. CBA. We were all embraced by the warmth of that building. Broadjourn finally reaches the CBA building and we start off on the 4th Floor! Comfortable seats, true-college-style classrooms compared to that of JFH at this time... and us spinning in our seats forgetting about Intensive English. Rrrrr.
We enjoyed the scenery and I did get a little air sick at the elevation of the towering CBA Building over the weak river underneath a few trees and the dull grey sky.
Aldrich is in love with my classmate. It's visible to anyone who sees him when he asks about a certain her. Tsismis! But this is blog culture (way of life) and I'm just recording these moments.
We ate the spaghetti that Jezire brought. We hung out at the Batibot majority of our time in-between these exams.
It's the end of DAY ONE and I can very well say that things have never been running so smoothly. Sociology went by with ease and answers while English 101 was a breeze of wind at CTH. And in the "Palace" of the Business Students, Intensive English was answered as best as I could answer it. Except with a controversial Item #50.
Tomorrow it's Reed2 (which is in-turn acting like a "social studies", my favorite subject) + Elementary Statistics with a few formulas to master later tonight in my dorm. Hopefully I maintain this steady flow of studying... with peace of mind.
Sunday, December 15, 2002
D' X-AMS B4 X'MAS
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Start of Week #25
NOTE: this is a special weekly posting that is made prior to moving back to my dorm in La Salle. it is about upcoming events this week and notes on it. this is usually posted on sunday afternoons.
This is the last school week of the year 2002. One great year. From those quiet mornings inside the Atheneum Classroom in the first week of January when many turned absent to the busy Preliminary Exams of the 2nd Semester here at La Salle this mid-December.
JOU1-1 - 2nd Semester Preliminary Examination Schedule
*Tuesday (December 17th 2002)
Sociology - 0900-1030 at OSH 203
English1 - 1100-1200 at CTH 104
Intensive - 1500-1600 at CBA 401
*Wednesday (December 18th 2002)
Reed2 - 1000-1100 at VBH 101
Statistics - 1200-1330 at LDH 101
*Thursday (December 19th 2002)
BioSci - 1000-1130 at JFH 203
Pagbasa - 1200-1300 at OSH 104
*Friday (December 20th 2002)
Chemistry - 0900-1030 at CBA 303
A Christmas Party for Broadjourn is on Friday night and perhaps overnight at Charmagne Diaz' place in Sucat, Parañaque. Then there's another party but for the staff of the Heraldo Filipino on Saturday night.
Here's to a week of studying. Hopefully it'll be my personal best performance in a series of exams since back in 3rd Year HS.
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Start of Week #25
NOTE: this is a special weekly posting that is made prior to moving back to my dorm in La Salle. it is about upcoming events this week and notes on it. this is usually posted on sunday afternoons.
This is the last school week of the year 2002. One great year. From those quiet mornings inside the Atheneum Classroom in the first week of January when many turned absent to the busy Preliminary Exams of the 2nd Semester here at La Salle this mid-December.
JOU1-1 - 2nd Semester Preliminary Examination Schedule
*Tuesday (December 17th 2002)
Sociology - 0900-1030 at OSH 203
English1 - 1100-1200 at CTH 104
Intensive - 1500-1600 at CBA 401
*Wednesday (December 18th 2002)
Reed2 - 1000-1100 at VBH 101
Statistics - 1200-1330 at LDH 101
*Thursday (December 19th 2002)
BioSci - 1000-1130 at JFH 203
Pagbasa - 1200-1300 at OSH 104
*Friday (December 20th 2002)
Chemistry - 0900-1030 at CBA 303
A Christmas Party for Broadjourn is on Friday night and perhaps overnight at Charmagne Diaz' place in Sucat, Parañaque. Then there's another party but for the staff of the Heraldo Filipino on Saturday night.
Here's to a week of studying. Hopefully it'll be my personal best performance in a series of exams since back in 3rd Year HS.
Friday, December 13, 2002
FACES OF THE PAST
The Damage Report - End of Week #24
NOTE: this is a post that is made to give a summary of events that has happened at DLSU-D during the finished week.
The Damage Report - End of Week #24
NOTE: this is a post that is made to give a summary of events that has happened at DLSU-D during the finished week.
A NEW GENERATION TAKES THE STAGE
A special report on "The Search for Miss Atheneum 2003"
A special report on "The Search for Miss Atheneum 2003"
Sunday, December 08, 2002
I'M STILL GPUTZ FROM THE BLOCK
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Start of Week #24
NOTE: this is a special weekly posting that is made prior to moving back to my dorm in La Salle. it is about upcoming events this week and notes on it. this is usually posted on sunday afternoons.
Don't be fooled by the new friends that I got
I'm still, I'm still Gputz from the block
Used to have a little, now I have a lot
No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Atheneum)
High school returnst his week, somehow. It started last Sunday when it was the eve of G7 Nikki's birthday. I met with G7 Erika, G7 Joy, and of course the celebrant. G7 Lance joined us after we ate at KRR.
After seeing them, it's likely I'll be seeing more faces from the past this Thursday when the High School I graduated from will host Miss Atheneum 2003. One year ago, I experienced the thrill and turmoil of being one of the hosts (shit, I'm having a flashback). I was together with G7 Candy. I admit that even as friends, we don't have good chemistry together up on stage.
It was a fun experience at the same time a disasterous one because I had failed in adlib and I probably looked like a dummy up there.
But only with all I have learned this past year. The confidence, the voice, and the skills of announcing. I could change it all. I would probably be filled with lively adlibs, jokes, and fun for the audiences.
According to my brother, this year's hosts aren't even Fourth year. (Batch 2003, formerly filled with the "extra cool" is now the "extra inactive", as so I have heard and felt). The hosts this year are Marvin Olaes (2nd year) and /joyce Tan (3rd year, Miss Camp 2000).
I'm already seeing Lance gear up for it. With his style sharpening up with the presence of Aldrich (if he's sharpening up his style, I would be shaping up mine), Lance looks like he is preparing a lot for Miss A on Thursday.
On the other hand, I'm not. I want to go casual and I want to go there pleased and happy with who I am now. A student at De La Salle University - Dasmariñas. Happy working with the University paper. Promoted from Researcher to Writer of the AB Comm Channel - Com TV. Sheesh. Take that for all the things I've missed the past three and a half years!
This Thursday is the only time I feel like I want to revisit my roots. See former teachers, share a conversation or two with them. Watch Miss Atheneum 2003 and support Angely (3rd year, friend through "The Angles" school paper website team in my Senior Year).
*** *** ***
Other than Thursday, this incoming week will be the last week prior to the Preliminary Exams. Christmas Parties for the NSTP-CWTSP will be held at Bgy. Bautista for the lesser fortunate kids. On that same day (Tuesday) we'll be having a DLSU-D Campus Dormers' Christmas PArty... the first gathering of this kind for both the guys and girls who dorm on campus.
Swimming will also be on Thursday prior to the Miss Atheneum 2003 pageant. I'm excited because I want to do more laps and keep practicing bwcause I think I'm finally getting to know how tos wim or at least I'm starting to know how to float longer than before. It's our Preliminary in Swimming too.
That seems to be it for now. Here's to another great week at La Salle!
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Start of Week #24
NOTE: this is a special weekly posting that is made prior to moving back to my dorm in La Salle. it is about upcoming events this week and notes on it. this is usually posted on sunday afternoons.
Don't be fooled by the new friends that I got
I'm still, I'm still Gputz from the block
Used to have a little, now I have a lot
No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Atheneum)
High school returnst his week, somehow. It started last Sunday when it was the eve of G7 Nikki's birthday. I met with G7 Erika, G7 Joy, and of course the celebrant. G7 Lance joined us after we ate at KRR.
After seeing them, it's likely I'll be seeing more faces from the past this Thursday when the High School I graduated from will host Miss Atheneum 2003. One year ago, I experienced the thrill and turmoil of being one of the hosts (shit, I'm having a flashback). I was together with G7 Candy. I admit that even as friends, we don't have good chemistry together up on stage.
It was a fun experience at the same time a disasterous one because I had failed in adlib and I probably looked like a dummy up there.
But only with all I have learned this past year. The confidence, the voice, and the skills of announcing. I could change it all. I would probably be filled with lively adlibs, jokes, and fun for the audiences.
According to my brother, this year's hosts aren't even Fourth year. (Batch 2003, formerly filled with the "extra cool" is now the "extra inactive", as so I have heard and felt). The hosts this year are Marvin Olaes (2nd year) and /joyce Tan (3rd year, Miss Camp 2000).
I'm already seeing Lance gear up for it. With his style sharpening up with the presence of Aldrich (if he's sharpening up his style, I would be shaping up mine), Lance looks like he is preparing a lot for Miss A on Thursday.
On the other hand, I'm not. I want to go casual and I want to go there pleased and happy with who I am now. A student at De La Salle University - Dasmariñas. Happy working with the University paper. Promoted from Researcher to Writer of the AB Comm Channel - Com TV. Sheesh. Take that for all the things I've missed the past three and a half years!
This Thursday is the only time I feel like I want to revisit my roots. See former teachers, share a conversation or two with them. Watch Miss Atheneum 2003 and support Angely (3rd year, friend through "The Angles" school paper website team in my Senior Year).
*** *** ***
Other than Thursday, this incoming week will be the last week prior to the Preliminary Exams. Christmas Parties for the NSTP-CWTSP will be held at Bgy. Bautista for the lesser fortunate kids. On that same day (Tuesday) we'll be having a DLSU-D Campus Dormers' Christmas PArty... the first gathering of this kind for both the guys and girls who dorm on campus.
Swimming will also be on Thursday prior to the Miss Atheneum 2003 pageant. I'm excited because I want to do more laps and keep practicing bwcause I think I'm finally getting to know how tos wim or at least I'm starting to know how to float longer than before. It's our Preliminary in Swimming too.
That seems to be it for now. Here's to another great week at La Salle!
DORM FILAMZ IN MANILA
Not quite the sequel to "Abdul in Manila" but quite close by new experiences!
LAST Friday was Ramadan, and as of last year it is now considered a National Holiday in the country. Unfortunately, I have a class on Saturday so that means I really have no intention of going home and enjoying a long weekend. (it turns out later that there was no class on Saturday, go figure).
Early morning and Joel and Aldrich emerged out of the combined beds of room mate Jan (who went home already) and Lance. I took a shower and got ready then Lance did as well. We were all set. I had to note that my companions were all suited up in nice looking clothes and I was just wearing casual civilian minus those accessories. I did bring the necklace that G7 Joy gave me back in High School though and my simple new watch my dad sent me. But that was it compared to the shades, shell necklaces, bracelets, headgear, and sorts that these guys brought. I fit more with Joel.
Seven of us. Joel, instantly and perhaps the instant outcast. He hangs out with us I know, but generally he's still different. The seven compose of the three guys from Kuwait and the three guys with similar background (once again, we're M-Bratz). Add Joel, his driver, and a big van, and you got yourself a trip to Metro Manila.
Our first stop was at Makati Medical Center (MMC) so we could go with Karl to visit his grandparents who were in a hospital room. This is was the start of this experience as part of this group. I mean, it's no longer "just pinoy" and plain old shopping or going places. I was with a group of english speaking people in the Metro. These people have credit cards, motives to find nice clothes, and have some fun. Of those three things, I only fell for the last one.
To have some fun.
I did. There we were like a gang in our baggy clothes or "outlandish" clothes if we speak of Aldrich. His clothes are cool partly because they're different and so "out-landish". No wonder he got spotted later on. We walked down Hospital hallways like on the set of some TV show. We reached a dead-end area with a Cardiac or Heart Medical sector or something which required us to switch our cellphones off.
Eventually after much walking we found the room and that's where we decided to split up. Like in "Abdul in Manila" with the Heraldo Filipino last month during our grand research in Manila... I guess I can separate us into GROUPS.
GROUP M-BRATZ which composes of Lance, Aldrich, Joel, and myself. Joel, is an M-Brat. Believe it or not. His dad has a rank which I won't exactly mention here. Joel's dad has a rank in the Philippine Army. That makes him a son of Military serviceman, thus naming him a Brat like us.
We proceeded to Fort Bonifacio to visit Joel's house, or apartment. It's a Philippine version of an on-base housing unit! I remember those days. The atmosphere too. We stayed at his house for about thirty minutes. I met Thea, she looks really kind to Joel. AXN was on and some Iced Tea plus a Hershey's Almond Chocolate Bar later we found ourselves in that van again heading straight for SM Megamall to meet with the other group.
GROUP KU-W8 composes of none other than Basil (who is truly half-Arab, half-Filipino), Brian, and Karl. The three are always out tripping like this. To the mall, to Island Cove, overnight here and there... they live the crazy life almost! And to say, they are a year or two younger than GROUP M-BRATZ by average.
Often times I feel that it's my duty to somehow watch over these guys. Of M-BRATZ, I'm the youngest. Joel and Aldrich are 18 while Lance is 18 next month. I still have to wait till July next year. But it's just my usual way of learning through past experiences of life as a Balikbayan... I see these three from Kuwait and still I know they don't exactly realize what they're getting into as they live here in this country. They still have so much to learn about living here. How to not hold your cellphone in traffic. How to silent your cellphones in a crowded bus. How to turn down their voices and not speak English so abruptly. I pray for these people.
Anyways, GROUP KU-W8 stayed at the Makati Medical Center and later met with us GROUP M-BRATZ at this expensive food court at SM Megamall. On the way to Megamall we were enjoying the latest songs on the radio inside Joel's big van.
The four of us searched for a place to eat. I wanted McDo since I had a craving for McDo's Crispy chicken. But Lance had to comment about "going so far just to eat at a McDo" so we went somewhere different. It resulted in me paying for a dish costing P70 with pieces of yucky meat fat on it, a cup of fried rice tasting like it came from yesterday at P28, and the only good thing I had was a P25 Egg and Crab Meat soup. Overall with the drink I spent P141 on lunch for some lousy meal.
We would go around the mall from then on. We spent the whole afternoon going to places like Penshoppe, Bench, and several other stores. I got my film fixed for developing down at Island Photo on the lowest level of MEGA B. My camera had been jammed for a while now ever since the film got stuck while rewinding. The guy fixed it and I was to pick it up at 3 o'clock PM.
I found myself more with Joel. Lance and Aldrich went shopping. Lance was going for outlandish clothes like Aldrich while Aldrich was searching for things to add to his outlandish style. The three from Kuwait went places as well went shopping. Joel wanted to look at comic shops while I was just hanging around looking for gifts for family, friends, and classmates.
Aldrich met with some guy named Uriah, a tall American guy working somewhere in Megamall or somewhere near it, I forgot.
The things I bought was a VCD of EPISODE II: AOTC (Star Wars) and a few gift ideas. Simple things. I wanted to get X'mas shopping over with.
Other than shop, we couldn't decide on an "CHOICE GIMMICK".
Ice Skating? Joel really wanted to but Brian and I haven't done so in ages...
Bowling? We stopped right before paying.
Billiards? We looked at it but we didn't give it a 2nd thought.
Movies? I agreed here, but what was to watch?
Movies it was. We went upstairs and decided to watch "Ring". A Japanese horror movie. Oooh. Sounds different. Unique. I'm "go for it!". The movie would begin though at 5:40pm so we had an hour from that moment we ordered tickets.
During that one hour of waiting before the movie, we ate at Jollybee and then reunited as a group. It was now six of us though. The three from GROUP KU-W8 and GROUP M-BRATZ minus Joel because Joel had to visit someone at a nearby hospital. (Are people okay? What's with the hospital lately?)
I convinced the guys that we take a Studio picture in the meantime. I ended up making these five other souls walk with me end to end on the highest floor of Megamall which was SUMMIT I believe. Sorry guys, but I wanted to find the best Photo shop as I read in that Directory.
We went around the whole area and took several stops. But we didn't find any good one other than the first shop we stopped at which was TRONIX Photography. I got in, and we had two shots made into 8 pictures for P140. All of us had to pay around P20 to P25 to get the picture. Worth it too! These guys now have a memory of this event.
We didn't get the picture until after the movie. We just had the picture taken and then we rushed downstairs to the third floor and into the SILVER SCREEN movie area and into CINEMA 5 to catch the opening of "Ring"
*** *** ***
This movie is the first movie to really freak me out! One thing that made it scary was that it was Japanese and it wasn't just another american or english horror movie. It was different, it was totally different! The feeling.
We entered the deluxe area in surprise to find that many people had taken many seats already. Just like with my Broadjourn classmates with watching "007 - Die Another Day", we were forced to sit up front or near the front. We did.
We got separated. I was with Brian and Karl who wearn't that interested after they saw that the film was Japanese with english subtitles. I was interested so I stayed. The three of us were in the very front row on the left side. Aldrich, Basil, and Lance sat on the right side but on the fourth to the front row.
The movie was just freaky. I don't know how to explain it, but just watch it in a theater. It's just so frigging eerie! About 2/3rds into the movie I couldn't stand being alone in the front row on the left after Brian and Karl never returned (they went to buy drinks). I joined Basil and together Basil and I just freaked out with the scenes around the end of the movie.
Like my quote for "007 - Die Another Day", this movie was "Brilliant!". A simple horror flick at the end with a story, but still twisted with how unique it was since it was Japanese.
** ** **
Domo Arigato Gozaimasu!
We finished the movie with a thrill down our spine. It was just awesome! I want to experience more movies like that. I have never been so hit by a movie like that.
We made our way down to pick up our pictures, partly weary of how we would all look like. In the movie "Ring", the guy took a picture of the woman with a Poloroid and the picture that developed seconds later was so freaky! What if our faces were blurred or something.
We picked up the pictures and were pleased. We now had something from this trip to keep now. No more than a few minutes we headed down and around once again. We argued where to eat and we landed in front of KFC. This is where...
Aldrich gets spotted by a Talent Manager.
A girl approached him. She was holding a Nokia 7650 (with the camera) but she made it look kind of old, like she's had the phone even before it came out or something. Her name is Maxine Javier, but her last name was changed. Why? She's a model and she approached Aldrich while the three Kuwaiti guys were fooling around. She told Aldrich that a talent manager saw him and is interested in meeting Aldrich after the manager eats or when the manager has time.
We spent a few minutes and it resulted in Aldrich giving Maxine his cellphone number. She didn't do it in return due to "private reasons". We left and Aldrich was still calm and controlled, and maybe inside he was all excited and jumpy but we didn't see any of those things. We decided to eat at the real Food Court downstairs (compared to that expensive one on the third level or fourth level).
Aldrich and I ordered on the far corner of the food court, almost the furthest from where we sat. After eating we all waited it out a little more until around quarter to 10 o'clock in the evening. The mall was starting to close and we had given the Talent Manager enough time. Aldrich wouldn't be receiving a txt message from Maxine and the Talent Manager until Saturday morning.
** ** **
Now it was a problem of getting home. We knew the way, but personally it was starting to get stressful because there's no fully mature person to lead us home. We were just a group of english speaking people on a dark night in the middle of the city.
Next thing I know is the feeling of a rush of adrenalin. There we were, six guys, crossing the high way in front of SM Megamall. Cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, jeepnees, all at high speeds! On the first crossing towards the center island under the overpass, under the orange lights... it was ok and controlled. But after the island towards the other side we all just ran for it like crazy. I didn't want to run, but you can't just stand in the middle of the road can you?
Luckily on the other side, no longer than three minutes a near-empty bus bound straight for Dasmariñas Bayan and Imus came by. It was well lighted and looked safe. I called it some kind of blessing by God that we didn't have to stay there on that dangerous side walk. In fact, I had been praying throughout the trip about "may God watch over his children on this trip, we aren't exactly the normal group of people in a mall, we could face dangers such as hold-up, kidnap, hostage, possible bombings since it was a Holiday and people head to the malls".
Brian and Karl wanted to sit way in the back like it was a fun field trip. But it was late at night and the back of the bus was pretty far. A place for bombings, you could be cornered by addicts, and it's hard to escape from there. I didn't follow them and just sat three seats behind the driver on a three-person seat. Aldrich and I where there while Basil and Lance were behind us. It took quite a while before the bus filled up, but at least we were safe.
We went down the high way towards Roxas Blvd. On the way we saw Fireworks on the left side. That was the only thing that cheered me up. The fireworks were probably for Ramadan or some other kind of celebration. We arrived in Cavite, then in Dasmariñas, and we went through the Bayan but got off at the 7-11 store at the crossing near Waltermart. There, it felt more dangerous once we got off. The clothes we were wearing, the shopping bags, the cellphones that were out (i was completely discreet though), and eyes prowling on us from the sides in the shadows.
We got into an AREA C Jeepnee after five minutes. It was beyond curfew time and Karl and Brian did not want to get an offense. I tried my best to convince them that nothing big will happen. The worst thing that can happen is a MINOR OFFENSE but not a MAJOR OFFENSE. Three Minors = One Major. And it was a Holiday and a Friday night, not just an ordinary night. Exceptions may be made.
Karl and Brian left making us a group of four bound for La Salle. Those two would rent a Hotel (oh, *sarcasm* how romantic) while the four of us headed towards Gate One of La Salle. Lance was calm. Aldrich was probably thinking about him getting spotted. And Basil was still worried like Karl and Brian but he went with us still. Basil even wanted to make excuses to the guard.
I, on the other hand, wanted to be completely honest. That we went to Megamall and that we encountered traffic. The four of us got off in front La Salle and I marched in front of the other three towards the guard. I smiled and looked at the Guard. He asked where we came from. "Megamall". Then he asked why we were late. "Traffic."
He let us in, as simple as that!
No use spending P1,000 on a hotel like Brian and Karl! Hahahahaha. Too bad.
We walked down the dark acacia avenue just talking about the movie "Ring" and we entered our dormitories without a single problem. Sheesh. No fuss too. I put in EPISODE II inside Lance's computer and we watched as we dimmed the lights and did our assignment near my desk.
** ** **
A very enjoyable trip. One that I'll never forget. It's fun to be with these guys. Although there are immature set-backs, which I will honestly speak of. There's nothing wrong with letting the Kuwaiti-guys-kind-of-fun into your system. If I need an adrenalin rush, I'll go with these guys to these places.
Not quite the sequel to "Abdul in Manila" but quite close by new experiences!
LAST Friday was Ramadan, and as of last year it is now considered a National Holiday in the country. Unfortunately, I have a class on Saturday so that means I really have no intention of going home and enjoying a long weekend. (it turns out later that there was no class on Saturday, go figure).
Early morning and Joel and Aldrich emerged out of the combined beds of room mate Jan (who went home already) and Lance. I took a shower and got ready then Lance did as well. We were all set. I had to note that my companions were all suited up in nice looking clothes and I was just wearing casual civilian minus those accessories. I did bring the necklace that G7 Joy gave me back in High School though and my simple new watch my dad sent me. But that was it compared to the shades, shell necklaces, bracelets, headgear, and sorts that these guys brought. I fit more with Joel.
Seven of us. Joel, instantly and perhaps the instant outcast. He hangs out with us I know, but generally he's still different. The seven compose of the three guys from Kuwait and the three guys with similar background (once again, we're M-Bratz). Add Joel, his driver, and a big van, and you got yourself a trip to Metro Manila.
Our first stop was at Makati Medical Center (MMC) so we could go with Karl to visit his grandparents who were in a hospital room. This is was the start of this experience as part of this group. I mean, it's no longer "just pinoy" and plain old shopping or going places. I was with a group of english speaking people in the Metro. These people have credit cards, motives to find nice clothes, and have some fun. Of those three things, I only fell for the last one.
To have some fun.
I did. There we were like a gang in our baggy clothes or "outlandish" clothes if we speak of Aldrich. His clothes are cool partly because they're different and so "out-landish". No wonder he got spotted later on. We walked down Hospital hallways like on the set of some TV show. We reached a dead-end area with a Cardiac or Heart Medical sector or something which required us to switch our cellphones off.
Eventually after much walking we found the room and that's where we decided to split up. Like in "Abdul in Manila" with the Heraldo Filipino last month during our grand research in Manila... I guess I can separate us into GROUPS.
GROUP M-BRATZ which composes of Lance, Aldrich, Joel, and myself. Joel, is an M-Brat. Believe it or not. His dad has a rank which I won't exactly mention here. Joel's dad has a rank in the Philippine Army. That makes him a son of Military serviceman, thus naming him a Brat like us.
We proceeded to Fort Bonifacio to visit Joel's house, or apartment. It's a Philippine version of an on-base housing unit! I remember those days. The atmosphere too. We stayed at his house for about thirty minutes. I met Thea, she looks really kind to Joel. AXN was on and some Iced Tea plus a Hershey's Almond Chocolate Bar later we found ourselves in that van again heading straight for SM Megamall to meet with the other group.
GROUP KU-W8 composes of none other than Basil (who is truly half-Arab, half-Filipino), Brian, and Karl. The three are always out tripping like this. To the mall, to Island Cove, overnight here and there... they live the crazy life almost! And to say, they are a year or two younger than GROUP M-BRATZ by average.
Often times I feel that it's my duty to somehow watch over these guys. Of M-BRATZ, I'm the youngest. Joel and Aldrich are 18 while Lance is 18 next month. I still have to wait till July next year. But it's just my usual way of learning through past experiences of life as a Balikbayan... I see these three from Kuwait and still I know they don't exactly realize what they're getting into as they live here in this country. They still have so much to learn about living here. How to not hold your cellphone in traffic. How to silent your cellphones in a crowded bus. How to turn down their voices and not speak English so abruptly. I pray for these people.
Anyways, GROUP KU-W8 stayed at the Makati Medical Center and later met with us GROUP M-BRATZ at this expensive food court at SM Megamall. On the way to Megamall we were enjoying the latest songs on the radio inside Joel's big van.
The four of us searched for a place to eat. I wanted McDo since I had a craving for McDo's Crispy chicken. But Lance had to comment about "going so far just to eat at a McDo" so we went somewhere different. It resulted in me paying for a dish costing P70 with pieces of yucky meat fat on it, a cup of fried rice tasting like it came from yesterday at P28, and the only good thing I had was a P25 Egg and Crab Meat soup. Overall with the drink I spent P141 on lunch for some lousy meal.
We would go around the mall from then on. We spent the whole afternoon going to places like Penshoppe, Bench, and several other stores. I got my film fixed for developing down at Island Photo on the lowest level of MEGA B. My camera had been jammed for a while now ever since the film got stuck while rewinding. The guy fixed it and I was to pick it up at 3 o'clock PM.
I found myself more with Joel. Lance and Aldrich went shopping. Lance was going for outlandish clothes like Aldrich while Aldrich was searching for things to add to his outlandish style. The three from Kuwait went places as well went shopping. Joel wanted to look at comic shops while I was just hanging around looking for gifts for family, friends, and classmates.
Aldrich met with some guy named Uriah, a tall American guy working somewhere in Megamall or somewhere near it, I forgot.
The things I bought was a VCD of EPISODE II: AOTC (Star Wars) and a few gift ideas. Simple things. I wanted to get X'mas shopping over with.
Other than shop, we couldn't decide on an "CHOICE GIMMICK".
Ice Skating? Joel really wanted to but Brian and I haven't done so in ages...
Bowling? We stopped right before paying.
Billiards? We looked at it but we didn't give it a 2nd thought.
Movies? I agreed here, but what was to watch?
Movies it was. We went upstairs and decided to watch "Ring". A Japanese horror movie. Oooh. Sounds different. Unique. I'm "go for it!". The movie would begin though at 5:40pm so we had an hour from that moment we ordered tickets.
During that one hour of waiting before the movie, we ate at Jollybee and then reunited as a group. It was now six of us though. The three from GROUP KU-W8 and GROUP M-BRATZ minus Joel because Joel had to visit someone at a nearby hospital. (Are people okay? What's with the hospital lately?)
I convinced the guys that we take a Studio picture in the meantime. I ended up making these five other souls walk with me end to end on the highest floor of Megamall which was SUMMIT I believe. Sorry guys, but I wanted to find the best Photo shop as I read in that Directory.
We went around the whole area and took several stops. But we didn't find any good one other than the first shop we stopped at which was TRONIX Photography. I got in, and we had two shots made into 8 pictures for P140. All of us had to pay around P20 to P25 to get the picture. Worth it too! These guys now have a memory of this event.
We didn't get the picture until after the movie. We just had the picture taken and then we rushed downstairs to the third floor and into the SILVER SCREEN movie area and into CINEMA 5 to catch the opening of "Ring"
*** *** ***
This movie is the first movie to really freak me out! One thing that made it scary was that it was Japanese and it wasn't just another american or english horror movie. It was different, it was totally different! The feeling.
We entered the deluxe area in surprise to find that many people had taken many seats already. Just like with my Broadjourn classmates with watching "007 - Die Another Day", we were forced to sit up front or near the front. We did.
We got separated. I was with Brian and Karl who wearn't that interested after they saw that the film was Japanese with english subtitles. I was interested so I stayed. The three of us were in the very front row on the left side. Aldrich, Basil, and Lance sat on the right side but on the fourth to the front row.
The movie was just freaky. I don't know how to explain it, but just watch it in a theater. It's just so frigging eerie! About 2/3rds into the movie I couldn't stand being alone in the front row on the left after Brian and Karl never returned (they went to buy drinks). I joined Basil and together Basil and I just freaked out with the scenes around the end of the movie.
Like my quote for "007 - Die Another Day", this movie was "Brilliant!". A simple horror flick at the end with a story, but still twisted with how unique it was since it was Japanese.
** ** **
Domo Arigato Gozaimasu!
We finished the movie with a thrill down our spine. It was just awesome! I want to experience more movies like that. I have never been so hit by a movie like that.
We made our way down to pick up our pictures, partly weary of how we would all look like. In the movie "Ring", the guy took a picture of the woman with a Poloroid and the picture that developed seconds later was so freaky! What if our faces were blurred or something.
We picked up the pictures and were pleased. We now had something from this trip to keep now. No more than a few minutes we headed down and around once again. We argued where to eat and we landed in front of KFC. This is where...
A girl approached him. She was holding a Nokia 7650 (with the camera) but she made it look kind of old, like she's had the phone even before it came out or something. Her name is Maxine Javier, but her last name was changed. Why? She's a model and she approached Aldrich while the three Kuwaiti guys were fooling around. She told Aldrich that a talent manager saw him and is interested in meeting Aldrich after the manager eats or when the manager has time.
We spent a few minutes and it resulted in Aldrich giving Maxine his cellphone number. She didn't do it in return due to "private reasons". We left and Aldrich was still calm and controlled, and maybe inside he was all excited and jumpy but we didn't see any of those things. We decided to eat at the real Food Court downstairs (compared to that expensive one on the third level or fourth level).
Aldrich and I ordered on the far corner of the food court, almost the furthest from where we sat. After eating we all waited it out a little more until around quarter to 10 o'clock in the evening. The mall was starting to close and we had given the Talent Manager enough time. Aldrich wouldn't be receiving a txt message from Maxine and the Talent Manager until Saturday morning.
** ** **
Now it was a problem of getting home. We knew the way, but personally it was starting to get stressful because there's no fully mature person to lead us home. We were just a group of english speaking people on a dark night in the middle of the city.
Next thing I know is the feeling of a rush of adrenalin. There we were, six guys, crossing the high way in front of SM Megamall. Cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, jeepnees, all at high speeds! On the first crossing towards the center island under the overpass, under the orange lights... it was ok and controlled. But after the island towards the other side we all just ran for it like crazy. I didn't want to run, but you can't just stand in the middle of the road can you?
Luckily on the other side, no longer than three minutes a near-empty bus bound straight for Dasmariñas Bayan and Imus came by. It was well lighted and looked safe. I called it some kind of blessing by God that we didn't have to stay there on that dangerous side walk. In fact, I had been praying throughout the trip about "may God watch over his children on this trip, we aren't exactly the normal group of people in a mall, we could face dangers such as hold-up, kidnap, hostage, possible bombings since it was a Holiday and people head to the malls".
Brian and Karl wanted to sit way in the back like it was a fun field trip. But it was late at night and the back of the bus was pretty far. A place for bombings, you could be cornered by addicts, and it's hard to escape from there. I didn't follow them and just sat three seats behind the driver on a three-person seat. Aldrich and I where there while Basil and Lance were behind us. It took quite a while before the bus filled up, but at least we were safe.
We went down the high way towards Roxas Blvd. On the way we saw Fireworks on the left side. That was the only thing that cheered me up. The fireworks were probably for Ramadan or some other kind of celebration. We arrived in Cavite, then in Dasmariñas, and we went through the Bayan but got off at the 7-11 store at the crossing near Waltermart. There, it felt more dangerous once we got off. The clothes we were wearing, the shopping bags, the cellphones that were out (i was completely discreet though), and eyes prowling on us from the sides in the shadows.
We got into an AREA C Jeepnee after five minutes. It was beyond curfew time and Karl and Brian did not want to get an offense. I tried my best to convince them that nothing big will happen. The worst thing that can happen is a MINOR OFFENSE but not a MAJOR OFFENSE. Three Minors = One Major. And it was a Holiday and a Friday night, not just an ordinary night. Exceptions may be made.
Karl and Brian left making us a group of four bound for La Salle. Those two would rent a Hotel (oh, *sarcasm* how romantic) while the four of us headed towards Gate One of La Salle. Lance was calm. Aldrich was probably thinking about him getting spotted. And Basil was still worried like Karl and Brian but he went with us still. Basil even wanted to make excuses to the guard.
I, on the other hand, wanted to be completely honest. That we went to Megamall and that we encountered traffic. The four of us got off in front La Salle and I marched in front of the other three towards the guard. I smiled and looked at the Guard. He asked where we came from. "Megamall". Then he asked why we were late. "Traffic."
He let us in, as simple as that!
No use spending P1,000 on a hotel like Brian and Karl! Hahahahaha. Too bad.
We walked down the dark acacia avenue just talking about the movie "Ring" and we entered our dormitories without a single problem. Sheesh. No fuss too. I put in EPISODE II inside Lance's computer and we watched as we dimmed the lights and did our assignment near my desk.
** ** **
A very enjoyable trip. One that I'll never forget. It's fun to be with these guys. Although there are immature set-backs, which I will honestly speak of. There's nothing wrong with letting the Kuwaiti-guys-kind-of-fun into your system. If I need an adrenalin rush, I'll go with these guys to these places.
Saturday, December 07, 2002
OH CHRISTMAS TREE
The Damage Report - End of Week #23
NOTE: this is a post that is made to give a summary of events that has happened at DLSU-D during the finished week.
The fifth week of the 2nd Semester ends a bit aloof. I'm at ERS right now with co-bratz (Military Bratz, children of the US Armed Forces) namely Aldrich and Lance.
Basically there was no class on Saturday for us. Ms. Encabo said we'd just resume with our Preliminary in January.
** ** **
LAST MONDAY
All for the love of thee!
After the first class of the week ended a bit early, it released Broadjourn into the Acacia avenues which were loaded with buses. In fact, from Monday to Friday the East Campus would have buses lined up everywhere for round trips to and from De La Salle Zobel.
We had a problem on getting a bus. We were there in front of the Chapel waiting, however, when the buses came we didn't get one. I was burning with outrage as Broadjourn under umbrellas scrambled bus to bus finding one. Two big buses belonged to the first year AB Comm, and we were rejected by whoever was supervising those buses. Broadjourn was abandoned by Mr. Tolentino (former professor in Literature last semester, AB Comm Faculty) for a while and we were lost. Then Mr. Tolentino returned to find us a bus.
The feeling was absolute rejection. Like the school didn't plan out it's bus assignments. We didn't have a bus! We had to walk down the line of buses up until the front of ERH.
Anyways we got on board and Kuya Rheyan was my seat mate. The trip was almost two hours which brought us across the fields of Paliparan and so on. We entered Las Piñas, Metro Manila and soon into Alabang. A nice estate was there and Zobel was inside of it. The homes inside this estate reminded me of the states. Wide open lawns, side walks, wide roads, lots of trees.
We arrived at DLS-Zobel and had to wait almost another entire hour till we could get inside. This would be the 2nd show on the first day and my classmate William Eusores wouldn't be playing his major role since he was an alternate. And another thing, Broadjourn was sliced in half and placed on two sides of the theater! It was a disaster and lowered our way of watching the show. We didn't have options! We had to be fully escorted to our seats without argument. The House staff had total control over the students, and it didn't feel like we were treated like guests.
The play had problems. I personally didn't like how the story was played out. "All for the love of thee" would be much more enjoyable if it had more feeling and laughing into it. It was just too plain a musical. I have no problem though with the actors and actresses, the air-gaps which felt non-existent anyways. The sound system was perhaps the biggest problem. We couldn't hear the voices at times and only heard the music. Then it might be reversed.
We saw William as St. Nicolas (his alternate role) and some classmates saw Arjay (Teatro, Production Assistant for this production) in the background setting things up in the dark. I did see VPAPU, I did see Ms. Parohinog. And like always, like always, and like always... that feeling on how I could be working with them. But now, I'm just another face in the audience of the performers.
The performance finished and we waited for a bus for another amount of time. This bus would turn out to become a Freezer by the time we got to La Salle. People would also decrease along the way. Mr. Tolentino was with us, and SCREAM III was on the television screens so Emil could exaggerate the brutalities by his screaming. An enjoyable ride back to La Salle, but it was soooooo cold on that bus. When we got off and when we looked up at the bus as it rode down in front of OSH at night, it was really a Freezer.
That called for Broadjourn Dormers night out again and I enjoyed a bowl of hot sinigang at Fiat. (see this event from the perspective of Ate Angge)
LAST TUESDAY
Bgy. Bautista once again!
In Sociology we had a substitute professor while Mrs. Aguilar is on Maternal Leave.
In NSTP I didn't expect (again) that we'd be going off into Bgy. Bautista. I've barely set my Family Care Plan, in fact it's no where near finished.
We travelled to Bgy. Bautista and once again Jhen wasn't with us along with the rest of the PAG peeps. So I had to conduct my interview with my family alone, for the 2nd week in a row.
I conducted a fair interview and later enjoyed some litik with Shiela, Ate Angge, and them. The litik tasted good and the group of Broadjourn consumed nearly half of the medium-sized platter.
Suddenly Joanna was somehow stalked by some drunk guy wearing blue. It was scary. She was trying to hide behind students while that guy approached and peered into the group looking for her. He was drunk though, and we could understand that. But it scared me too and made me all defensive inside just in case something happened. (see this event from the perspective of Ate Angge)
LAST WEDNESDAY
Layouts at the Heraldo Filipino!
Wash day again. By this time I had submitted two articles to the Christmas edition of the Lasalleño and I had found out for sure that two of my news articles will be published in the Broadsheet. Maycee also has several articles (over four i believe) but I don't want to enumerate because she specifically told me not too, you'll learn why in two weeks. Eric has some for the Features, including one in the Decreto again but this time it's his turn to write about the AGS lately. (which still happens to be the biggest news this year)
On Wednesday night, instead of the Broadjourn Dormers' night out I had to just eat a brief "Layout Dinner" at the HF Office and begin editing the papers. I was there until the office closed and the EBs and staff and fellow apprentice writers walked together out towards the gate and I entered my dorm room.
It was on this day that I noted Christmas trees sprouting across campus. In front of JFH, OSH, the CHAPEL, everywhere I turned a Christmas tree was there. That gave title to my offline journal on that Wednesday and is also an influencial event to the title of this week's "The Damage Report".
LAST THURSDAY
I COMPLETED ONE LAP IN SWIMMING!
That had got to be one heck of a day! I started this semester not knowing how to swim, and it was on last Thursday that even if i hadn't mastered the techniques yet... I remained afloat and moving from one side to the other side of the pool (not the length, the width of it since that's the allowed area only). It was a personal and physical achievement!! I'm so encouraged to swim now and keep learning techniques.
Anyways, I was fully armed that day. A Padlock and blue goggles from Joel. A temporary swim cap that I bought through Jerson. Swimming trunks and all. It was all set. I did forget my Registration Form which is required at the entrance of the pool, but the guard who is familiar with me through dorming here let me in.
So I started swimming like crazy, too much excitement, too many new gears compared to being "only in trunks" the week before. Eventually I started going with the lesson and just started to swim and try my best to stay afloat and keep moving. Somehow the next thing I realize was me looking at what's in front of me while I swam and it was the wall on the other end! At that moment I was so immensely surprised that I started to laugh, smile, and kick faster in the water which resulted in a mild cramp on my left foot.
After swimming I returned to the dorms area. Like on Wednesday night, the Lake Park area was filled with concerts, bands, and students. I love that lively atmosphere. On Wednesday it was for the CBA which featured dorm mates Joam as a guitarist in a band from Business Management 1-1 while Argent as one of the models. Argent is the classmate of high school batchmate Patricia Papa. She was there according to Argent.
On Thursday night though it was for the College of Science (COS) and it was entitled "Synthesize". It was twice as lively as the CBA iBIZa, however I spent the whole time from swimming till the silence of the night (about 4 1/2 hours) playing ZEUS inside of F6. Call me addicted!
After playing I went to my room where Joel, Aldrich joined Lance and I in the room over night.
LAST FRIDAY
Dorming FilAmz go to SM Megamall!
This day was different. Talk about EXPOSURE to a different feeling, a different lifestyle, and a different group. It's explained in my other post reporting about this tremendous day. Click HERE.
ON SATURDAY
Class is Cancelled
That brings me back to today. Class was cancelled this morning and the three kuwaiti guys (Brian, Basil, and Karl) went to Makati while the three M-Bratz (Lance, Aldrich, and myself) were left in the dormitory. I left Lance and Aldrich and with my mom and driver we stopped by Robinsons Place Imus to load up on groceries.
At home I watched part of STAR WARS: EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and then a new episode of 7th Heaven when the Minister and the Rabbi get into a fight about their children's marriage while on Boston Public, I'm beginning to like the show with it's storyline. In the episode earlier it was about Mr. Lipchitz getting fooled when someone puts crushed Ecstacy into his Coffee. In the evening it was "The Prince of Egypt" at the same time "Miss World 2002" which we watched and which closed the night.
** ** **
An enjoyable 4-day week and a unique new experience during Ramadan.
Title in Review: Christmas trees are sprouting all around. Everywhere I go I will usually encounter one. From the weird recycled-goods looking tree in front of still-in-expansion-construction JFH to the one inside SM Megamall over the railing in front of KFC during Aldrich's moments of waiting. I couldn't think of any other song or any kind of phrase or line that would suit this past week best. I was going for Missy Elliott's "Work it" but that's just the music of lately not the words of lately. Anyways... Oh christmas tree oh christmas tree!
The Damage Report - End of Week #23
NOTE: this is a post that is made to give a summary of events that has happened at DLSU-D during the finished week.
The fifth week of the 2nd Semester ends a bit aloof. I'm at ERS right now with co-bratz (Military Bratz, children of the US Armed Forces) namely Aldrich and Lance.
Basically there was no class on Saturday for us. Ms. Encabo said we'd just resume with our Preliminary in January.
** ** **
All for the love of thee!
After the first class of the week ended a bit early, it released Broadjourn into the Acacia avenues which were loaded with buses. In fact, from Monday to Friday the East Campus would have buses lined up everywhere for round trips to and from De La Salle Zobel.
We had a problem on getting a bus. We were there in front of the Chapel waiting, however, when the buses came we didn't get one. I was burning with outrage as Broadjourn under umbrellas scrambled bus to bus finding one. Two big buses belonged to the first year AB Comm, and we were rejected by whoever was supervising those buses. Broadjourn was abandoned by Mr. Tolentino (former professor in Literature last semester, AB Comm Faculty) for a while and we were lost. Then Mr. Tolentino returned to find us a bus.
The feeling was absolute rejection. Like the school didn't plan out it's bus assignments. We didn't have a bus! We had to walk down the line of buses up until the front of ERH.
Anyways we got on board and Kuya Rheyan was my seat mate. The trip was almost two hours which brought us across the fields of Paliparan and so on. We entered Las Piñas, Metro Manila and soon into Alabang. A nice estate was there and Zobel was inside of it. The homes inside this estate reminded me of the states. Wide open lawns, side walks, wide roads, lots of trees.
We arrived at DLS-Zobel and had to wait almost another entire hour till we could get inside. This would be the 2nd show on the first day and my classmate William Eusores wouldn't be playing his major role since he was an alternate. And another thing, Broadjourn was sliced in half and placed on two sides of the theater! It was a disaster and lowered our way of watching the show. We didn't have options! We had to be fully escorted to our seats without argument. The House staff had total control over the students, and it didn't feel like we were treated like guests.
The play had problems. I personally didn't like how the story was played out. "All for the love of thee" would be much more enjoyable if it had more feeling and laughing into it. It was just too plain a musical. I have no problem though with the actors and actresses, the air-gaps which felt non-existent anyways. The sound system was perhaps the biggest problem. We couldn't hear the voices at times and only heard the music. Then it might be reversed.
We saw William as St. Nicolas (his alternate role) and some classmates saw Arjay (Teatro, Production Assistant for this production) in the background setting things up in the dark. I did see VPAPU, I did see Ms. Parohinog. And like always, like always, and like always... that feeling on how I could be working with them. But now, I'm just another face in the audience of the performers.
The performance finished and we waited for a bus for another amount of time. This bus would turn out to become a Freezer by the time we got to La Salle. People would also decrease along the way. Mr. Tolentino was with us, and SCREAM III was on the television screens so Emil could exaggerate the brutalities by his screaming. An enjoyable ride back to La Salle, but it was soooooo cold on that bus. When we got off and when we looked up at the bus as it rode down in front of OSH at night, it was really a Freezer.
That called for Broadjourn Dormers night out again and I enjoyed a bowl of hot sinigang at Fiat. (see this event from the perspective of Ate Angge)
Bgy. Bautista once again!
In Sociology we had a substitute professor while Mrs. Aguilar is on Maternal Leave.
In NSTP I didn't expect (again) that we'd be going off into Bgy. Bautista. I've barely set my Family Care Plan, in fact it's no where near finished.
We travelled to Bgy. Bautista and once again Jhen wasn't with us along with the rest of the PAG peeps. So I had to conduct my interview with my family alone, for the 2nd week in a row.
I conducted a fair interview and later enjoyed some litik with Shiela, Ate Angge, and them. The litik tasted good and the group of Broadjourn consumed nearly half of the medium-sized platter.
Suddenly Joanna was somehow stalked by some drunk guy wearing blue. It was scary. She was trying to hide behind students while that guy approached and peered into the group looking for her. He was drunk though, and we could understand that. But it scared me too and made me all defensive inside just in case something happened. (see this event from the perspective of Ate Angge)
Layouts at the Heraldo Filipino!
Wash day again. By this time I had submitted two articles to the Christmas edition of the Lasalleño and I had found out for sure that two of my news articles will be published in the Broadsheet. Maycee also has several articles (over four i believe) but I don't want to enumerate because she specifically told me not too, you'll learn why in two weeks. Eric has some for the Features, including one in the Decreto again but this time it's his turn to write about the AGS lately. (which still happens to be the biggest news this year)
On Wednesday night, instead of the Broadjourn Dormers' night out I had to just eat a brief "Layout Dinner" at the HF Office and begin editing the papers. I was there until the office closed and the EBs and staff and fellow apprentice writers walked together out towards the gate and I entered my dorm room.
It was on this day that I noted Christmas trees sprouting across campus. In front of JFH, OSH, the CHAPEL, everywhere I turned a Christmas tree was there. That gave title to my offline journal on that Wednesday and is also an influencial event to the title of this week's "The Damage Report".
I COMPLETED ONE LAP IN SWIMMING!
That had got to be one heck of a day! I started this semester not knowing how to swim, and it was on last Thursday that even if i hadn't mastered the techniques yet... I remained afloat and moving from one side to the other side of the pool (not the length, the width of it since that's the allowed area only). It was a personal and physical achievement!! I'm so encouraged to swim now and keep learning techniques.
Anyways, I was fully armed that day. A Padlock and blue goggles from Joel. A temporary swim cap that I bought through Jerson. Swimming trunks and all. It was all set. I did forget my Registration Form which is required at the entrance of the pool, but the guard who is familiar with me through dorming here let me in.
So I started swimming like crazy, too much excitement, too many new gears compared to being "only in trunks" the week before. Eventually I started going with the lesson and just started to swim and try my best to stay afloat and keep moving. Somehow the next thing I realize was me looking at what's in front of me while I swam and it was the wall on the other end! At that moment I was so immensely surprised that I started to laugh, smile, and kick faster in the water which resulted in a mild cramp on my left foot.
After swimming I returned to the dorms area. Like on Wednesday night, the Lake Park area was filled with concerts, bands, and students. I love that lively atmosphere. On Wednesday it was for the CBA which featured dorm mates Joam as a guitarist in a band from Business Management 1-1 while Argent as one of the models. Argent is the classmate of high school batchmate Patricia Papa. She was there according to Argent.
On Thursday night though it was for the College of Science (COS) and it was entitled "Synthesize". It was twice as lively as the CBA iBIZa, however I spent the whole time from swimming till the silence of the night (about 4 1/2 hours) playing ZEUS inside of F6. Call me addicted!
After playing I went to my room where Joel, Aldrich joined Lance and I in the room over night.
Dorming FilAmz go to SM Megamall!
This day was different. Talk about EXPOSURE to a different feeling, a different lifestyle, and a different group. It's explained in my other post reporting about this tremendous day. Click HERE.
Class is Cancelled
That brings me back to today. Class was cancelled this morning and the three kuwaiti guys (Brian, Basil, and Karl) went to Makati while the three M-Bratz (Lance, Aldrich, and myself) were left in the dormitory. I left Lance and Aldrich and with my mom and driver we stopped by Robinsons Place Imus to load up on groceries.
At home I watched part of STAR WARS: EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and then a new episode of 7th Heaven when the Minister and the Rabbi get into a fight about their children's marriage while on Boston Public, I'm beginning to like the show with it's storyline. In the episode earlier it was about Mr. Lipchitz getting fooled when someone puts crushed Ecstacy into his Coffee. In the evening it was "The Prince of Egypt" at the same time "Miss World 2002" which we watched and which closed the night.
** ** **
An enjoyable 4-day week and a unique new experience during Ramadan.
Title in Review: Christmas trees are sprouting all around. Everywhere I go I will usually encounter one. From the weird recycled-goods looking tree in front of still-in-expansion-construction JFH to the one inside SM Megamall over the railing in front of KFC during Aldrich's moments of waiting. I couldn't think of any other song or any kind of phrase or line that would suit this past week best. I was going for Missy Elliott's "Work it" but that's just the music of lately not the words of lately. Anyways... Oh christmas tree oh christmas tree!
Thursday, December 05, 2002
NOT QUITE AN ORDINARY WEEK SO FAR
Christmas Trees are sprouting up, all throughout wednesday. CLA, one in front of OSH, another in the plaza in front of the CHAPEL, and I got a new logo on my cellphone about christmas.
Proofreading at the HF has been the events the past two nights. Ramadan is tomorrow and it's a national holiday now. Problem is, I still have classes on Saturday so I can't march forward rejoicing.
I'm at ERS with Cindy, Jerson, Wilda, and Kate. The others are at the Batibot right now. The Batibot has been the hang out place of the week. Sleeping, singing, even playing childish games with rocks to kill time. Emil started the rocks thing and sleeping became popular by Ate Jo and "Madam" Tina. While the songs originated from Jessica Joy and Badge.
All the PAG this past week have been busy. Especially VPAPU and TEATRO. Again, not being in VPAPU anymore bites this past week. VPAPU is on that bus every morning to go to DLS-Zobel and handle the "All for the love of thee" production.
And speaking of that, the show was ok. Honestly it could use more jokes and an improved sound system. But I'm still proud of my classmates involved in that. Jonee and Leah in singing with the DLSU-D Chorale. The three Teatro girls from the class working as Production Assistants. And of course, William, who plays Bartolemew side by side with another major role played by another Broadjourn figure. A 2nd year Broadjourn, one of the pioneers.
Go broadjourn!
I've been relaxed this last half of the week. I mean, I submitted my articles to the HF and it's all proofreading and checking from there. In academics, things are stable and there haven't been any major tests or quizzes especially with the absence of the usual FRIDAY QUIZ DAY like the past two weeks.
I've managed to enjoy playing ZEUS again in Alex's room (F6).
I won't type my [THE DAMAGE REPORT] until Saturday night perhaps. But this should be just an update. That's all for now!
Christmas Trees are sprouting up, all throughout wednesday. CLA, one in front of OSH, another in the plaza in front of the CHAPEL, and I got a new logo on my cellphone about christmas.
Proofreading at the HF has been the events the past two nights. Ramadan is tomorrow and it's a national holiday now. Problem is, I still have classes on Saturday so I can't march forward rejoicing.
I'm at ERS with Cindy, Jerson, Wilda, and Kate. The others are at the Batibot right now. The Batibot has been the hang out place of the week. Sleeping, singing, even playing childish games with rocks to kill time. Emil started the rocks thing and sleeping became popular by Ate Jo and "Madam" Tina. While the songs originated from Jessica Joy and Badge.
All the PAG this past week have been busy. Especially VPAPU and TEATRO. Again, not being in VPAPU anymore bites this past week. VPAPU is on that bus every morning to go to DLS-Zobel and handle the "All for the love of thee" production.
And speaking of that, the show was ok. Honestly it could use more jokes and an improved sound system. But I'm still proud of my classmates involved in that. Jonee and Leah in singing with the DLSU-D Chorale. The three Teatro girls from the class working as Production Assistants. And of course, William, who plays Bartolemew side by side with another major role played by another Broadjourn figure. A 2nd year Broadjourn, one of the pioneers.
Go broadjourn!
I've been relaxed this last half of the week. I mean, I submitted my articles to the HF and it's all proofreading and checking from there. In academics, things are stable and there haven't been any major tests or quizzes especially with the absence of the usual FRIDAY QUIZ DAY like the past two weeks.
I've managed to enjoy playing ZEUS again in Alex's room (F6).
I won't type my [THE DAMAGE REPORT] until Saturday night perhaps. But this should be just an update. That's all for now!
Sunday, December 01, 2002
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF THEE
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Start of Week #23
NOTE: this is a special weekly posting that is made prior to moving back to my dorm in La Salle. it is about upcoming events this week and notes on it. this is usually posted on sunday afternoons.
I need to leap back into the responsibilities of being an apprentice writer of the Heraldo Filipino. Last week I was totally drained of energy to get myself working. Bad news first, I haven't started on any of my articles due tomorrow. I have an idea on all of them, it's just the facts are in a notebook that isn't in my possession right now.
I just hope that I start the week as smoothly as possible even with these last-minute articles for me. I've had two weeks to think them over and once again it's a last minute thing. Ych ych ych.
Good News? The "All for the love of thee" staged play this year features my classmate William Kristoffer Eusores (To-peh) as one of the top roles. He's not the leading role, but he's like 2nd to leading. Anyways, he's been practicing ages for this and now it's going to actually happen. It's set at De La Salle - Santiago Zobel over the first three days of the week.
Unfortunately, the assigned timeslot JOU1-1 is to watch this play about the life of St. John Baptist De La Salle is on Monday (tomorrow) at 2pm. William has an alternate, and obviously it'll be him then another person then him then another person. Well, it so happens that his alternate will be the one during our timeslot. We'll be watching William as just an extra. Ych ych ych.
Classmates Leah Sison and Jonee Ochoco as members of the DLSU-D Chorale will be doing background vocals and singing for the staged production. Like in my image here, We wish our very own the very best!
TEATRO LASALLIANA (with classmates Arjay, Athena, Jhen and William) and VPAPU (where i used to be at) will be handling backstage production of this production. Once again, the painful feeling when I see my former affiliated organization right in front of me handling something like this.
Tuesday and Thursday will involve Swimming. My make-up quiz in swimming is on Tuesday due to last Thursday's lack of a swimcap which rendered me absent.
Heraldo Filipino focus and layout this week. And in dorm life I'm hoping my addiction to ZEUS lowers just a bit. I'm also going to maintain the cleanliness of my third of the room. Broadjourn Dormers' night out is also scheduled like usual on Wednesdays.
In Academics hopefully I'll improve in BioSci and other subjects that are starting to slouch.
In all ways and by all means, I'm looking forward to another great week! I just hope I got the strength and energy to continue in Heraldo Filipino and make up for lost time last week.
By the way, thanks Eric Salta for the quote you sent to me. It surprised me because it's the most relative quote to my life lately and my problems. I'll put it here.
God Said...
"Trials are not a reason to give up but a
challenge to improve yourselves. Problems
are not an excuse to backout but an inspiration
to move forward. GOD BLESS and take care!"
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Start of Week #23
NOTE: this is a special weekly posting that is made prior to moving back to my dorm in La Salle. it is about upcoming events this week and notes on it. this is usually posted on sunday afternoons.
I need to leap back into the responsibilities of being an apprentice writer of the Heraldo Filipino. Last week I was totally drained of energy to get myself working. Bad news first, I haven't started on any of my articles due tomorrow. I have an idea on all of them, it's just the facts are in a notebook that isn't in my possession right now.
I just hope that I start the week as smoothly as possible even with these last-minute articles for me. I've had two weeks to think them over and once again it's a last minute thing. Ych ych ych.
Good News? The "All for the love of thee" staged play this year features my classmate William Kristoffer Eusores (To-peh) as one of the top roles. He's not the leading role, but he's like 2nd to leading. Anyways, he's been practicing ages for this and now it's going to actually happen. It's set at De La Salle - Santiago Zobel over the first three days of the week.
Unfortunately, the assigned timeslot JOU1-1 is to watch this play about the life of St. John Baptist De La Salle is on Monday (tomorrow) at 2pm. William has an alternate, and obviously it'll be him then another person then him then another person. Well, it so happens that his alternate will be the one during our timeslot. We'll be watching William as just an extra. Ych ych ych.
Classmates Leah Sison and Jonee Ochoco as members of the DLSU-D Chorale will be doing background vocals and singing for the staged production. Like in my image here, We wish our very own the very best!
TEATRO LASALLIANA (with classmates Arjay, Athena, Jhen and William) and VPAPU (where i used to be at) will be handling backstage production of this production. Once again, the painful feeling when I see my former affiliated organization right in front of me handling something like this.
Tuesday and Thursday will involve Swimming. My make-up quiz in swimming is on Tuesday due to last Thursday's lack of a swimcap which rendered me absent.
Heraldo Filipino focus and layout this week. And in dorm life I'm hoping my addiction to ZEUS lowers just a bit. I'm also going to maintain the cleanliness of my third of the room. Broadjourn Dormers' night out is also scheduled like usual on Wednesdays.
In Academics hopefully I'll improve in BioSci and other subjects that are starting to slouch.
In all ways and by all means, I'm looking forward to another great week! I just hope I got the strength and energy to continue in Heraldo Filipino and make up for lost time last week.
By the way, thanks Eric Salta for the quote you sent to me. It surprised me because it's the most relative quote to my life lately and my problems. I'll put it here.
God Said...
"Trials are not a reason to give up but a
challenge to improve yourselves. Problems
are not an excuse to backout but an inspiration
to move forward. GOD BLESS and take care!"